Phyllodesmium kabiranum
| Phyllodesmium kabiranum | |
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| Phyllodesmium kabiranum, head end towards the right | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Heterobranchia clade Euthyneura |
| Superfamily: | Aeolidioidea |
| Family: | Facelinidae |
| Subfamily: | Favorininae |
| 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
- 1 2 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.
- 1 2 Rudman, W.B., 2002 (April 4) Phyllodesmium kabiranum Baba, 1991. [In Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.
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