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Phyllodesmium orientale

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Kingdom
  
Class
  
Family
  
Scientific name
  
Phyllodesmium orientale

Phylum
  
Superfamily
  
Aeolidioidea

Subfamily
  
Favorininae

Rank
  
Species

Phyllodesmium orientale is a species of small sea slug, an aolid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Facelinidae.

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Distribution

The distribution of Phyllodesmium orientale includes Japan. The type locality is Ishigaki, Okinawa, Japan.

Description

The length of the slug is 25 mm.

This species contains zooxanthellae.

Ecology

Phyllodesmium orientale has been found on soft coral Xenia so it can be probably its food.

References

Phyllodesmium orientale Wikipedia


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