Phyllodesmium serratum
| Phyllodesmium serratum | |
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| Phyllodesmium serratum, Izu, Japan | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Order: | Nudibranchia |
| Suborder: | Cladobranchia |
| Family: | Myrrhinidae |
| Genus: | Phyllodesmium |
| Species: | P. serratum
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| Binomial name | |
| Phyllodesmium serratum (Baba, 1949)
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| 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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]Phyllodesmium serratum feeds on the soft corals Cornularia sp., Clavularia sp., Carijoa sp. and Steronephthya sp.[2]
References
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- ^ a b 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
- ^ a b Rudman, W.B., 1999 (January 26) Phyllodesmium serratum (Baba, 1949). [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.
- ^ Baba, Kikutaro (1991). "The anatomy of Phyllodesmium serratum (Baba, 1949) from Japan (Nudibranchia: Facelinidae)". Venus (Japanese Journal of Malacology). 50 (2): 101–108. doi:10.18941/venusjjm.50.2_101.