Phyllodesmium iriomotense

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Phyllodesmium iriomotense
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P. iriomotense
Binomial name
Phyllodesmium iriomotense
Baba, 1991 [1]

Phyllodesmium iriomotense is a species of sea slug, an aeolid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Facelinidae. [2]

The specific name iriomotense refers to its type locality, the island Iriomote.

Distribution

The type locality of this species is Iriomote, Ryukyu Islands, Japan. [1] It has also been reported from Okinawa and Sulawesi, Indonesia. [3]

Description

The length of the slug is 20 mm. This species does not contain zooxanthellae.

Ecology

Phyllodesmium iriomotense was found on a thread like alcyonarian which is probably its food.

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References

  1. 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)". Venus50(2): 109-124. abstract.
  2. Bouchet, P. (2015). Phyllodesmium iriomotense. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2015-10-06
  3. Rudman, W.B., 1998 (August 5) Phyllodesmium iriomotense Baba, 1991. [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.