Phyllodesmium iriomotense
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Order: | Nudibranchia |
| Suborder: | Cladobranchia |
| Family: | Myrrhinidae |
| Genus: | Phyllodesmium |
| Species: | P. iriomotense
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Phyllodesmium iriomotense is a species of sea slug, an aeolid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Facelinidae.[3]
The specific name iriomotense refers to its type locality, the island Iriomote.
Distribution
[edit]The type locality of this species is Iriomote, Ryukyu Islands, Japan.[1] It has also been reported from Okinawa and Sulawesi, Indonesia.[4]
Description
[edit]The length of the slug is 20 mm. This species does not contain zooxanthellae.
Ecology
[edit]Phyllodesmium iriomotense was found on a thread like alcyonarian which is probably its food.
References
[edit]- ^ 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.
- ^ Wagner D., Kahng S. E. & Toonen R. J. (2009). "Observations on the life history and feeding ecology of a specialized nudibranch predator (Phyllodesmium poindimiei), with implications for biocontrol of an invasive octocoral (Carijoa riisei) in Hawaii". Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 372(1-2): 64-74. doi:10.1016/j.jembe.2009.02.007. PDF.
- ^ Bouchet, P. (2015). Phyllodesmium iriomotense. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2015-10-06
- ^ Rudman, W.B., 1998 (August 5) Phyllodesmium iriomotense Baba, 1991. [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.