Phyllodesmium rudmani
Phyllodesmium rudmani is a species of sea slug, an aeolid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Facelinidae.
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detail of cerata of Phyllodesmium rudmani | |
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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. rudmani |
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Phyllodesmium rudmani Burghardt & Gosliner, 2006[1] | |
The specific name rudmani is in honor of malacologist William B. Rudman.
Distribution
The distribution of Phyllodesmium rudmani includes North Sulawesi, Indonesia and Luzon, the Philippines.[1]
Description
The length of the slug is up to 45 mm. Its cerata are similar to (mimicry) closed polyps of soft coral of the genus Xenia.[2]
Phyllodesmium rudmani contain endosymbiotic zooxanthellae of the genus Symbiodinium.[1]
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References
- Burghardt I. & Gosliner T. M. (2006). "Phyllodesmium rudmani (Mollusca: Nudibranchia: Aeolidoidea), a new solar powered species from the Indo-West Pacific with data on its symbiosis with zooxanthellae". Zootaxa 1308: 31-47. abstract. full PDF. (subscription required)
- Rudman, W.B., 2007 (February 17) Phyllodesmium rudmani Burghardt & Gosliner, 2006. [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.
External links
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- Photos of Phyllodesmium rudmani on Sealife Collection
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