Phyllodesmium kabiranum | |
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Phyllodesmium kabiranum, head end towards the right | |
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(unranked): | clade Heterobranchia
clade Euthyneura |
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Species: | P. kabiranum
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Phyllodesmium kabiranum |
Phyllodesmium kabiranum is a species of sea slug, an aeolid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Facelinidae.
The type locality for Phyllodesmium kabiranum is Ishigaki, Okinawa, Japan.[1] It has also been reported from the Philippines, Malaysia and Indonesia.[2]
This is a large species of Phyllodesmium which has been reported to grow to 75 mm in length.[2]
This species contains zooxanthellae.
The food species for Phyllodesmium kabiranum is a xeniid soft coral.