Phyllodesmium kabiranum is a species of sea slug, an aeolid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Facelinidae.
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| Phyllodesmium kabiranum, head end towards the right | |
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| (unranked): | clade Heterobranchia
clade Euthyneura |
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| Species: | P. kabiranum
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| Phyllodesmium kabiranum | |
Distribution edit
The type locality for Phyllodesmium kabiranum is Ishigaki, Okinawa, Japan.[1] It has also been reported from the Philippines, Malaysia and Indonesia.[2]
Description edit
This is a large species of Phyllodesmium which has been reported to grow to 75 mm in length.[2]
This species contains zooxanthellae.
Ecology edit
The food species for Phyllodesmium kabiranum is a xeniid soft coral.
References edit
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- ^ a b Baba K. (1991). "Taxonomical study of some species of the genus Phyllodesmium from Cape Muroto-misaki, Shikoku, and Okinawa Province, Southern Japan (Nudibranchia: Facelinidae)". Venus 50(2): 109-124. abstract.
- ^ a b Rudman, W.B., 2002 (April 4) Phyllodesmium kabiranum Baba, 1991. [In Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.
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