Phyllodesmium longicirrum
Bob Marley Nudibranch
©Silke Baron: Phyllodesmium longicirrum crawling on its prey, the soft coral Sarcophyton trocheliophorum
©Ingo Burghardt: Phyllodesmium longicirrum at Lizard Island in aquarium. Found at 12 metres on soft coral Sarcophyton.
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Mollusca
Class
Gastropoda
Order
Nudibranchia
Family
Facelinidae
Genus
Phyllodesmium
Species
Phyllodesmium longicirrum
Colours
Distinguishing features
Distinguishing features still need to be specified.
Size
- From 3.3 cm to 14 cm (Length of specimen)
Synonyms
Interesting facts
- This is the largest species of solar-powered sea slug according to Ingo Burghardt.
- They contain photosynthetic zooxanthellae, allowing them to draw energy from sunlight. (Wikipedia)
Distribution
©Atlas of Living Australia: Australian distribution
Distribution and habitat preferences
Its distribution includes Australia and Indonesia. (Wikipedia)
Web resources
References
- Bogdanov, A., C. Hertzer, S. Kehraus, S. Nietzer, S. Rohde, P.J. Schupp, H. Wägele and G.M. König (2015). LIRS catalog number 1987.
- Bogdanov, A., C. Hertzer, S. Kehraus, S. Nietzer, S. Rohde, P.J. Schupp, H. Waegele and G.M. K�nig (2017). Secondary metabolome and its defensive role in the aeolidoidean Phyllodesmium longicirrum, (Gastropoda, Heterobranchia, Nudibranchia). Beilstein Journal of Organic Chemistry, 13: 502-519. LIRS catalog number 2117.
- Bogdanov, A., S. Kehraus, S. Bleidissel, G. Preisfeld, D. Schillo, J. Piel, A.O. Brachmann, H. Wägele and G.M. König (2014). Defense in the aeolidoidean genus Phyllodesmium (Gastropoda), Journal of Chemical Ecology, 40: 1013-1024. LIRS catalog number 1780.
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