Taxonomy:
Class: Gastropoda Cuvier, 1797
Subclass: Heterobranchia J.E. Gray, 1840
Clade: Euthyneura Spengel, 1881
Clade: Nudipleura Wägele & Willan, 2000
Order: Nudibranchia Cuvier, 1817
Suborder: Euctenidiacea Tardy, 1970
Infraorder: Doridacea Thiele, 1931
Superfamily: Phyllidioidea Rafinesque, 1814
Family: Phyllidiidae Rafinesque, 1814
Genus: Phyllidiopsis Bergh, 1875
Species: Phyllidiopsis xishaensis (Lin, 1983) [Phyllidia]
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formerly placed in the Order: NUDIBRANCHIA, in the Subclass: OPISTHOBRANCHIA
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Comment from Nathalie Yonow: Phyllidiopsis xishaensis
is well known throughout the Indo-Pacific as
Phyllidiopsis striata Bergh, 1889. This is a misnomer
as Phyllidiopsis striata Bergh, 1889 is a valid species,
in the genus Phyllidiella and clearly different, more similar
to Phyllidiella rosans.
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