Phyllidia larryi is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a shell-less marine gastropod mollusk in the family Phyllidiidae.Bouchet, P. (2015). Phyllidia larryi (Brunckhorst, 1993). In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2016-10-27.
Distribution This rare species was described from Guam. It has been reported from Japan but there is confusion with Phyllidia zebrina.Rudman, W.B., 1999 (July 15) Fryeria larryi Brunckhorst, 1993. [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. A similar species is reported from the Hawaiian Islands.Pittman, C. & Fiene, P., (2016). Phyllidia cf. larryi Sea Slugs of Hawaii.
Description This nudibranch has a yellow dorsum with numerous small tubercles. There are a small number of narrow red or orange lines running from the mantle margin towards the middle of the dorsum.
Diet This species feeds on a sponge.
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