Phyllodesmium macphersonae
| Phyllodesmium macphersonae | |
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| (unranked): | clade Heterobranchia
clade Euthyneura |
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| Species: | P. macphersonae
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| Phyllodesmium macphersonae | |
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Cratena macphersonae Burn, 1962 | |
Phyllodesmium macphersonae is a species of sea slug, an aeolid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Facelinidae.[2]
Distribution
[edit]The distribution of Phyllodesmium macphersonae includes Australia, Tanzania and Japan.[3]
Description
[edit]The length of the slug is 4–35 mm. This species contains zooxanthellae.[3]
Ecology
[edit]Phyllodesmium macphersonae feeds on an octocoral.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ Burn, R., 1962. Descriptions of Victorian nudibranchiate mollusca, with a comprehensive review of the Eolidacea . Memoirs of the National Museum, Victoria, 25 : 95-128.
- ^ a b Bouchet, P. (2015). Phyllodesmium macphersonae. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2015-10-07
- ^ a b Rudman, W.B., 2001 (April 29) Phyllodesmium macphersonae (Burn, 1962). [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.
- ^ Rudman, W.B., 2002 (Jan 25). Comment on Phyllodesmium macphersonae - first feeding record by John Chuk. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.
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