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Phyllodesmium macphersonae

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Species of gastropod

Phyllodesmium macphersonae
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Nudibranchia
Suborder: Cladobranchia
Family: Myrrhinidae
Genus: Phyllodesmium
Species: P. macphersonae
Binomial name
Phyllodesmium macphersonae
(Burn, 1962)
Synonyms

Cratena macphersonae Burn, 1962

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

Distribution

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

Description

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

Ecology

Phyllodesmium macphersonae feeds on an octocoral.

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. ^ Bouchet, P. (2015). Phyllodesmium macphersonae. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2015-10-07
  3. ^ Rudman, W.B., 2001 (April 29) Phyllodesmium macphersonae (Burn, 1962). Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.
  4. Rudman, W.B., 2002 (Jan 25). Comment on Phyllodesmium macphersonae - first feeding record by John Chuk. Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.

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Taxon identifiers
Phyllodesmium macphersonae
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