Phyllodesmium acanthorhinum

Phyllodesmium acanthorhinum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
(unranked):	clade Heterobranchia; clade Euthyneura; clade Nudipleura; clade Nudibranchia; clade Dexiarchia; clade Cladobranchia; clade Aeolidida
Superfamily:	Aeolidioidea
Family:	Facelinidae
Subfamily:	Favorininae
Genus:	Phyllodesmium
Species:	P. acanthorhinum
Binomial name
	Phyllodesmium acanthorhinum; Moore & Gosliner, 2014[1]

Phyllodesmium acanthorhinum is a species of sea slugs, an aeolid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Facelinidae.[2]

In 2015, the International Institute for Species Exploration names it as one of the "Top 10 New Species" for new species discovered in 2015.[3][4]

Distribution

This species was described from 3–4 m depth, near Onna Village, Horseshoe Cliffs, Okinawa, Ryukyu Islands, Japan.[5] It has also been reported from Lizard Island, Great Barrier Reef, Australia.[6]

References

Moore E. & Gosliner T. (2014). Additions to the genus Phyllodesmium, with a phylogenetic analysis and its implications to the evolution of symbiosis. The Veliger. 51(4): 237-251. page(s): 238-242
Gofas, S. (2015). Phyllodesmium acanthorhinum. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2015-10-06
"The ESF Top 10 New Species for 2015". State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry. Retrieved 13 November 2015.
Berenson, Tessa (21 May 2015). "These Are the Top 10 New Species Discovered Last Year". Time. Retrieved 13 November 2015.
Bolland, R. 2015. Phyllodesmium acanthorhinum. Okinawa Slug Site
Wagele, H., I. Burghardt, N. Anthes, J. Evertsen, A. Klussmann-Kolb & G. Brodie. 2006. Species diversity of opisthobranch mollusks on Lizard Island, Great Barrier Reef, Australia. Records of the Western Australian Museum. Supplement 69:33–59.

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[1] Moore E. & Gosliner T. (2014). Additions to the genus Phyllodesmium, with a phylogenetic analysis and its implications to the evolution of symbiosis. The Veliger. 51(4): 237-251. page(s): 238-242

[2] Gofas, S. (2015). Phyllodesmium acanthorhinum. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2015-10-06

[3] "The ESF Top 10 New Species for 2015". State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry. Retrieved 13 November 2015.

[4] Berenson, Tessa (21 May 2015). "These Are the Top 10 New Species Discovered Last Year". Time. Retrieved 13 November 2015.

[5] Bolland, R. 2015. Phyllodesmium acanthorhinum. Okinawa Slug Site

[6] Wagele, H., I. Burghardt, N. Anthes, J. Evertsen, A. Klussmann-Kolb & G. Brodie. 2006. Species diversity of opisthobranch mollusks on Lizard Island, Great Barrier Reef, Australia. Records of the Western Australian Museum. Supplement 69:33–59.