Phyllodesmium magnum
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Phyllodesmium magnum is a species of sea slug, an aeolid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Facelinidae.[2]
| Phyllodesmium magnum | |
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| Phyllodesmium magnum, a nudibranch which is rarely found by scuba divers. This one was observed in a diving site named Shi-Cheng, located in Northeast coast of Taiwan | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Order: | Nudibranchia |
| Suborder: | Cladobranchia |
| Family: | Myrrhinidae |
| Genus: | Phyllodesmium |
| Species: | P. magnum |
| Binomial name | |
| Phyllodesmium magnum | |
Distribution
This species was described from New Caledonia with additional material from NW Australia, the Marshall Islands and Hong Kong.[1] The distribution of Phyllodesmium magnum includes North Kermadec and Guam.[3]
Description
This species grows to 130 mm in length. It is one of the Phyllodesmium species which contain zooxanthellae.[1]
Ecology
References
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