Phyllodesmium koehleri

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Phyllodesmium koehleri
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P. koehleri
Binomial name
Phyllodesmium koehleri
Burghardt, Schrödl & Wägele, 2008 [1]

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

Distribution

Known from southern Queensland, Australia; Okinawa, Japan; Sulawesi, Indonesia, New Britain, Papua New Guinea and the Philippines. [3]

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References

  1. Burghardt, I., Schroedl, M. & Wagele, H. 2008. Three new solar-powered species of the genus Phyllodesmium Ehrenberg, 1831 (Mollusca: Nudibranchia: Aeolidioidea) from the tropical Indo-pacific, with analysis of their photosynthetic activity and notes on biology. Journal of Molluscan Studies, 74: 277-292.
  2. Gofas, S. (2015). Phyllodesmium koehleri. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2015-10-06
  3. Rudman, W.B., 2008 (August 29) Phyllodesmium koehleri Burghardt, Schroedl & Wagele, 2008. [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.