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Phyllodesmium longicirrum

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Aeolidioidea

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Favorininae

Scientific name
  
Phyllodesmium longicirrum

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Phyllodesmium longicirrum, common name the solar-powered phyllodesmium, is a species of sea slug, an aeolid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Facelinidae.

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Distribution

The distribution of Phyllodesmium longicirrum includes Australia and Indonesia.

Description

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This is a very large species, growing to at least 140 mm. Phyllodesmium longicirrum contains photosynthetic zooxanthellae, which allow it to draw energy from sunlight, hence its common name, the solar-powered phyllodesmium. This is actually a misleading name, as several other species of Phyllodesmium are also capable of photosynthesis, although this is developed to the greatest extreme in this species.

Ecology

Phyllodesmium longicirrum feeds on soft coral Sarcophyton trocheliophorum (family Alcyoniidae).

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References

Phyllodesmium longicirrum Wikipedia


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