Phyllodesmium jakobsenae

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Phyllodesmium jakobsenae
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P. jakobsenae
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Phyllodesmium jakobsenae
Burghardt & Wägele, 2004 [1]

Phyllodesmium jakobsenae is a species of sea slug, an aolid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Facelinidae. [2]

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The specific name jakobsenae is in honor of diver and donator of marine slugs for research, Mrs. Wera Jakobsen. [1]

Distribution

The distribution of Phyllodesmium jakobsenae includes Bunaken Island, North Sulawesi, Indonesia and the Philippines. [3]

Description

This species contains zooxanthellae of the genus Symbiodinium in the digestive gland (hepatopancreas). It grows to 30 mm in length. [1]

Ecology

Phyllodesmium jakobsenae feeds on the soft coral Xenia .

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Burghardt, I.; Wägele, H. (2004). "A new solar powered species of the genus Phyllodesmium Ehrenberg, 1831 (Mollusca: Nudibranchia: Aeolidoidea) from Indonesia with analysis of its photosynthetic activity and notes on biology". Zootaxa. 596 (1): 1–18. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.596.1.1.
  2. Bouchet, P. (2015). Phyllodesmium jakobsenae. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2015-10-06
  3. Rudman, W.B., 2005 (September 1) Phyllodesmium jakobsenae Burghardt & Wagele, 2004. [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.