Phyllodesmium macphersonae
Phyllodesmium macphersonae is a species of sea slug, an aeolid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Facelinidae.[2]
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(unranked): | clade Heterobranchia clade Euthyneura clade Nudipleura clade Nudibranchia clade Dexiarchia clade Cladobranchia clade Aeolidida |
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Species: | P. macphersonae |
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Phyllodesmium macphersonae (Burn, 1962)[1] | |
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Cratena macphersonae Burn, 1962 |
Distribution
The distribution of Phyllodesmium macphersonae includes Australia, Tanzania and Japan.[3]
Description
The length of the slug is 4–35 mm. This species contains zooxanthellae.[3]
Ecology
Phyllodesmium macphersonae feeds on an octocoral.[4]
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References
- Burn, R., 1962. Descriptions of Victorian nudibranchiate mollusca, with a comprehensive review of the Eolidacea . Memoirs of the National Museum, Victoria, 25 : 95-128.
- Bouchet, P. (2015). Phyllodesmium macphersonae. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2015-10-07
- 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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