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Species of gastropod From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Phyllodesmium acanthorhinum is a species of sea slugs, an aeolid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Facelinidae.[2]
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(unranked): | clade Heterobranchia clade Euthyneura |
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Species: | P. acanthorhinum |
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Phyllodesmium acanthorhinum Moore & Gosliner, 2014[1] | |
In 2015, the International Institute for Species Exploration names it as one of the "Top 10 New Species" for new species discovered in 2015.[3][4]
This species was described from 3–4 m depth, near Onna Village, Horseshoe Cliffs, Okinawa, Ryukyu Islands, Japan.[5] It has also been reported from Lizard Island, Great Barrier Reef, Australia.[6]
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