Kingdom Animalia Superfamily Aeolidioidea Subfamily Favorininae Scientific name Phyllodesmium poindimiei Rank Species | Class Gastropoda Family Facelinidae Genus Phyllodesmium Phylum Mollusca | |
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Similar Phyllodesmium, Dirona albolineata, Hypselodoris kanga, Cyerce nigricans, Cadlinella ornatissima | ||
Phyllodesmium poindimiei is a species of sea slug, an aeolid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Facelinidae.
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Distribution
The distribution of Phyllodesmium poindimiei includes Australia, New Caledonia, the Philippines, Indonesia and Hawaii.
Description
The length of the slug is up to 50 mm. This species contains no zooxanthellae.
Ecology
Phyllodesmium poindimiei feeds on the invasive octocoral Carijoa riisei, but it cannot be used as a biocontrol of this octocoral. The crab Thalamita integra is a predator of Phyllodesmium poindimiei.
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