Tylodina fungina
Gabb, 1865

Order: NOTASPIDEA
Superfamily: TYLODINOIDEA
Family: Tylodinidae

DISTRIBUTION

Southern California to the Galapagos Ids.

PHOTO

Shaw's Cove, Laguna Beach, California, 15-20 feet. UPPER: Two animals on its food, the yellow sulfur sponge, Aplysina fistularis. LOWER LEFT: adult. LOWER RIGHT: juvenile. PHOTOS: Bruce Wight.

Feeds exclusively on the sponge Aplysina fistularis.
See T. corticalis and T. perversum.

Reference:
• Gabb, W.M. (1865) Description of new species of marine shells from the coast of California. Proceedings of the California Academy of Science, 3: 182-190.

Authorship details
Rudman, W.B., 2001 (February 2) Tylodina fungina Gabb, 1865. [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/factsheet/tylofung

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