WoRMS name details
Phestilla viei Mehrotra, Caballer & Chavanich, 2020
1435754 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1435754)
uncertain (controversed genus allocation)
Species
Tenellia viei (Mehrotra, Caballer & Chavanich, 2020) · alternative representation (controversed genus allocation)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Mehrotra R., Arnold S., Wang A., Chavanich S., Hoeksema B.W. & Caballer M. (2020). A new species of coral-feeding nudibranch (Mollusca: Gastropoda) from the Gulf of Thailand. <em>Marine Biodiversity.</em> 50:36, 16 pp., available online at https://doi.org/10.1007/s12526-020-01050-2
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Type locality contained in Gulf of Thailand
type locality contained in Gulf of Thailand [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Phestilla viei Mehrotra, Caballer & Chavanich, 2020. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1435754 on 2026-05-12
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Nomenclature
original description
Mehrotra R., Arnold S., Wang A., Chavanich S., Hoeksema B.W. & Caballer M. (2020). A new species of coral-feeding nudibranch (Mollusca: Gastropoda) from the Gulf of Thailand. <em>Marine Biodiversity.</em> 50:36, 16 pp., available online at https://doi.org/10.1007/s12526-020-01050-2
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Taxonomy
status source
Korshunova, T.; Fletcher, K.; Martynov, A. (2025). The endless forms are the most differentiated — how taxonomic pseudo-optimization masked natural diversity and evolution: the nudibranch case. <em>Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society.</em> 204(4): zlaf057: 1-93., available online at https://doi.org/10.1093/zoolinnean/zlaf057 [details] Available for editors
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Present
Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio
Inaccurate
Introduced: alien
Containing type locality