Kingdom Animalia Class Gastropoda Family Facelinidae Scientific name Phyllodesmium jakobsenae | Phylum Mollusca Superfamily Aeolidioidea Subfamily Favorininae Rank Species | |
Similar Phyllodesmium rudmani, Phyllodesmium briareum, Phyllodesmium longicirrum, Phyllodesmium magnum, Phyllodesmium | ||
Mimic nudibranch phyllodesmium jakobsenae phyllodesmium rudmani
Phyllodesmium jakobsenae is a species of sea slug, an aolid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Facelinidae.
Contents
- Mimic nudibranch phyllodesmium jakobsenae phyllodesmium rudmani
- Distribution
- Description
- Ecology
- References
The specific name jakobsenae is in honor of diver and donator of marine slugs for research, Mrs. Wera Jakobsen.
Distribution
The distribution of Phyllodesmium jakobsenae includes Bunaken Island, North Sulawesi, Indonesia and the Philippines.
Description
This species contains zooxanthellae of the genus Symbiodinium in the digestive gland (hepatopancreas). It grows to 30 mm in length.
Ecology
Phyllodesmium jakobsenae feeds on the soft coral Xenia.
References
Phyllodesmium jakobsenae Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA