Phyllodesmium jakobsenae

Phyllodesmium jakobsenae is a species of sea slug, an aolid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Facelinidae.[2]

Phyllodesmium jakobsenae
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Heterobranchia
clade Euthyneura
clade Nudipleura
clade Nudibranchia
clade Dexiarchia
clade Cladobranchia
clade Aeolidida
Superfamily:
Aeolidioidea
Family:
Facelinidae
Subfamily:
Favorininae
Genus:
Phyllodesmium
Species:
P. jakobsenae
Binomial name
Phyllodesmium jakobsenae
Burghardt & Wägele, 2004[1]

The specific name jakobsenae is in honor of diver and donator of marine slugs for research, Mrs. Wera Jakobsen.[1]

Distribution

The distribution of Phyllodesmium jakobsenae includes Bunaken Island, North Sulawesi, Indonesia and the Philippines.[3]

Description

This species contains zooxanthellae of the genus Symbiodinium in the digestive gland (hepatopancreas). It grows to 30 mm in length.[1]

Ecology

Phyllodesmium jakobsenae feeds on the soft coral Xenia.

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References
  1. 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. Bouchet, P. (2015). Phyllodesmium jakobsenae. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2015-10-06
  3. Rudman, W.B., 2005 (September 1) Phyllodesmium jakobsenae Burghardt & Wagele, 2004. [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.
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