Phyllodesmium macphersonae
| Phyllodesmium macphersonae | |
|---|---|
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Heterobranchia clade Euthyneura |
| Superfamily: | Aeolidioidea |
| Family: | Facelinidae |
| Subfamily: | Favorininae |
| Genus: | Phyllodesmium |
| Species: | P. macphersonae |
| Binomial name | |
| Phyllodesmium macphersonae (Burn, 1962) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Cratena macphersonae Burn, 1962 | |
Phyllodesmium macphersonae is a species of sea slug, an aolid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Facelinidae.
Distribution
The distribution of Phyllodesmium macphersonae includes Australia, Tanzania and Japan.[1]
Description
The length of the slug is 4-35 mm.[1]
This species contains zooxanthellae.[1]
Ecology
Phyllodesmium macphersonae feeds on some unknown food.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 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.