Phyllodesmium serratum
Phyllodesmium serratum | |
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Phyllodesmium serratum, head end towards the lower left | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
(unranked): | clade Heterobranchia clade Euthyneura |
Superfamily: | Aeolidioidea |
Family: | Facelinidae |
Subfamily: | Favorininae |
Genus: | Phyllodesmium |
Species: | P. serratum |
Binomial name | |
Phyllodesmium serratum (Baba, 1949) | |
Synonyms[1] | |
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Phyllodesmium serratum is a species of sea slug, an aeolid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Facelinidae.[1]
Distribution
The distribution of Phyllodesmium serratum includes Australia and Japan.[2] It has been erroneously synonymised with Phyllodesmium horridum by some authors but does not occur in Africa.
Description
The length of the slug is usually 10-25 mm, but its length can reach up to 40 mm.[3]
This species contains no zooxanthellae.
Ecology
Phyllodesmium serratum feeds on the soft corals Cornularia sp., Clavularia sp., Carijoa sp. and Steronephthya sp.[2]
References
- 1 2 Bouchet, P. (2010). Phyllodesmium serratum (Baba, 1949). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=225502 on 2011-01-08
- 1 2 Rudman, W.B., 1999 (January 26) Phyllodesmium serratum (Baba, 1949). [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.
- ↑ (Japanese) Baba K. (1991). "日本産サガミミノウミウシの解剖学的研究 The anatomy of Phyllodesmium serratum (Baba, 1949) from Japan (Nudibranchia: Facelinidae)". Venus 50(2): 101-108. abstract.
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