From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Phyllodesmium kabiranum
Phyllodesmium kabiranum, head end towards the right
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Phylum:
Class:
(unranked):
Superfamily:
Family:
Subfamily:
Genus:
Species:
P. kabiranum
Binomial name
Phyllodesmium kabiranum
Baba, 1991 [1]

Phyllodesmium kabiranum is a species of sea slug, an aeolid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Facelinidae.

Distribution

The type locality for Phyllodesmium kabiranum is Ishigaki, Okinawa, Japan. [1] It has also been reported from the Philippines, Malaysia and Indonesia. [2]

Description

This is a large species of Phyllodesmium which has been reported to grow to 75 mm in length. [2]

This species contains zooxanthellae.

Ecology

The food species for Phyllodesmium kabiranum is a xeniid soft coral.

References

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ a b Rudman, W.B., 2002 (April 4) Phyllodesmium kabiranum Baba, 1991. [In Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.


From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Phyllodesmium kabiranum
Phyllodesmium kabiranum, head end towards the right
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Phylum:
Class:
(unranked):
Superfamily:
Family:
Subfamily:
Genus:
Species:
P. kabiranum
Binomial name
Phyllodesmium kabiranum
Baba, 1991 [1]

Phyllodesmium kabiranum is a species of sea slug, an aeolid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Facelinidae.

Distribution

The type locality for Phyllodesmium kabiranum is Ishigaki, Okinawa, Japan. [1] It has also been reported from the Philippines, Malaysia and Indonesia. [2]

Description

This is a large species of Phyllodesmium which has been reported to grow to 75 mm in length. [2]

This species contains zooxanthellae.

Ecology

The food species for Phyllodesmium kabiranum is a xeniid soft coral.

References

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ a b Rudman, W.B., 2002 (April 4) Phyllodesmium kabiranum Baba, 1991. [In Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.



Videos

Youtube | Vimeo | Bing

Websites

Google | Yahoo | Bing

Encyclopedia

Google | Yahoo | Bing

Facebook