Phyllodesmium kabiranum

Phyllodesmium kabiranum
Phyllodesmium kabiranum, head end towards the right
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Nudibranchia
Suborder: Cladobranchia
Family: Myrrhinidae
Genus: Phyllodesmium
Species:
P. kabiranum
Binomial name
Phyllodesmium kabiranum
Baba, 1991[1]

Phyllodesmium kabiranum is a species of sea slug, an aeolid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Facelinidae.

Distribution

The type locality for Phyllodesmium kabiranum is Ishigaki, Okinawa, Japan.[1] It has also been reported from the Philippines, Malaysia and Indonesia.[2]

Description

This is a large species of Phyllodesmium which has been reported to grow to 75 mm in length.[2]

This species contains zooxanthellae.

Ecology

The food species for Phyllodesmium kabiranum is a xeniid soft coral.

References

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  1. ^ a b Baba K. (1991). "Taxonomical study of some species of the genus Phyllodesmium from Cape Muroto-misaki, Shikoku, and Okinawa Province, Southern Japan (Nudibranchia: Facelinidae)". Venus 50(2): 109-124. abstract.
  2. ^ a b Rudman, W.B., 2002 (April 4) Phyllodesmium kabiranum Baba, 1991. [In Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.


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