Phyllodesmium parangatum
| Phyllodesmium parangatum | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Heterobranchia clade Euthyneura |
| 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 small sea slug, an aolid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Facelinidae.
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 distribution of Phyllodesmium parangatum includes southern Luzon Island, northern Philippines.[1]
Description
The length of the slug is 8-20 mm.[2] The color varies from translucent white to milky yellow.[1]
This species contains zooxanthellae.[2]
Ecology
Phyllodesmium parangatum feeds on some unknown food.[2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 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.
- ↑ 2.0 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.