Phyllodesmium parangatum

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Phyllodesmium parangatum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Heterobranchia

clade Euthyneura
clade Nudipleura
clade Nudibranchia
clade Dexiarchia
clade Cladobranchia

clade

Contents

Aeolidida
Superfamily:
Aeolidioidea
Family:
Facelinidae
Subfamily:
Favorininae
Genus:
Phyllodesmium
Species:
P. parangatum
Binomial name
Phyllodesmium parangatum
Ortiz & Gosliner, 2003 [1]

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

The specific name parangatum refers to words "parang gatas" from Filipino language, that points to its milky color. [1] "Gatas" means "milk" in Filipino language.

Distribution

The type locality of Phyllodesmium parangatum is Twin Rocks, Anilao, Batangas Province, southern Luzon Island, northern Philippines. [1]

Description

The length of the slug is up to 20 mm. The color varies from translucent white to milky yellow. [1] This species contains zooxanthellae. [3]

Ecology

Phyllodesmium parangatum probably feeds on an octocoral but its food preferences are not known. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Ortiz D. M. & Gosliner T. M. (31 July 2003). "A New Species of Phyllodesmium Ehrenberg, 1831 (Mollusca, Nudibranchia) from the Tropical Indo-Pacific". Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences 54(9): 161–168, 5 figs.
  2. ↑ Gofas, S. (2015). Phyllodesmium parangatum. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2015-10-07
  3. ↑ Phyllodesmium parangatum - Philippine sea Slugs
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