Phylliroe is a genus of average sized (up to ), highly transparent pelagic nudibranchs, marine gastropod molluscs in the order Opisthobranchia, that consists of two known species. It is notable for being an open-ocean hunter that resembles a fish in body plan and locomotion, an example of convergent evolution. thumb|Illustration of Phylliroe bucephalum
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Phylliroe is a genus of average sized (up to ), highly transparent pelagic nudibranchs, marine gastropod molluscs in the order Opisthobranchia, that consists of two known species. It is notable for being an open-ocean hunter that resembles a fish in body plan and locomotion, an example of convergent evolution. thumb|Illustration of Phylliroe bucephalum
== Distribution and habitat== P. atlantica occurs in the (sub) tropical waters of the Atlantic and Pacific oceans. P. bucephalum is known from the Mediterranean.
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