Phyllodesmium jakobsenae
| Phyllodesmium jakobsenae | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Heterobranchia clade Euthyneura |
| Superfamily: | Aeolidioidea |
| Family: | Facelinidae |
| Subfamily: | Favorininae |
| Genus: | Phyllodesmium |
| Species: | P. jakobsenae |
| Binomial name | |
| 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.
The specific name jakobsenae is in honor of diver and donator of marine slugs research Mrs. Wera Jakobsen.[1]
Distribution
The distribution of Phyllodesmium jakobsenae includes Bunaken Island, North Sulawesi, Indonesia.[2]
Description
The length of the slug is less than 30 mm.[2]
This species contains zooxanthellae of the genus Symbiodinium in the digestive gland (hepatopancreas).[1]
Ecology
Phyllodesmium jakobsenae feeds on sof coral Xenia.[2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 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: 1-18. PDFt.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Wagner D., Kahng S. E. & Toonen R. J. (2009). "Observations on the life history and feeding ecology of a specialized nudibranch predator (Phyllodesmium poindimiei), with implications for biocontrol of an invasive octocoral (Carijoa riisei) in Hawaii". Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 372(1-2): 64-74. doi:10.1016/j.jembe.2009.02.007. PDF.