Phyllodesmium jakobsenae
Phyllodesmium jakobsenae is a species of sea slug, an aolid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Facelinidae.[2]
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| (unranked): | clade Heterobranchia clade Euthyneura clade Nudipleura clade Nudibranchia clade Dexiarchia clade Cladobranchia clade Aeolidida |
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| Species: | P. jakobsenae |
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| Phyllodesmium jakobsenae Burghardt & Wägele, 2004[1] | |
The specific name jakobsenae is in honor of diver and donator of marine slugs for research, Mrs. Wera Jakobsen.[1]
Distribution
The distribution of Phyllodesmium jakobsenae includes Bunaken Island, North Sulawesi, Indonesia and the Philippines.[3]
Description
This species contains zooxanthellae of the genus Symbiodinium in the digestive gland (hepatopancreas). It grows to 30 mm in length.[1]
Ecology
Phyllodesmium jakobsenae feeds on the soft coral Xenia.
References
- Burghardt I. & Wägele H. (2004). "A new solar powered species of the genus Phyllodesmium Ehrenberg, 1831 (Mollusca: Nudibranchia: Aeolidoidea) from Indonesia with analysis of its photosynthetic activity and notes on biology". Zootaxa 596: 1-18. PDFt.
- Bouchet, P. (2015). Phyllodesmium jakobsenae. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2015-10-06
- Rudman, W.B., 2005 (September 1) Phyllodesmium jakobsenae Burghardt & Wagele, 2004. [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.
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