Phyllodesmium macphersonae

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Phyllodesmium macphersonae
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Nudibranchia
Suborder: Cladobranchia
Family: Myrrhinidae
Genus: Phyllodesmium
Species:
P. macphersonae
Binomial name
Phyllodesmium macphersonae
(Burn, 1962) [1]
Synonyms [2]

Cratena macphersonae Burn, 1962

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

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Distribution

The distribution of Phyllodesmium macphersonae includes Australia, Tanzania and Japan. [3]

Description

The length of the slug is 4–35 mm. This species contains zooxanthellae. [3]

Ecology

Phyllodesmium macphersonae feeds on an octocoral. [4]

References

  1. ↑ Burn, R., 1962. Descriptions of Victorian nudibranchiate mollusca, with a comprehensive review of the Eolidacea . Memoirs of the National Museum, Victoria, 25 : 95-128.
  2. 1 2 Bouchet, P. (2015). Phyllodesmium macphersonae. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2015-10-07
  3. 1 2 Rudman, W.B., 2001 (April 29) Phyllodesmium macphersonae (Burn, 1962). [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.
  4. ↑ Rudman, W.B., 2002 (Jan 25). Comment on Phyllodesmium macphersonae - first feeding record by John Chuk. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.
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