| Phyllodesmium kabiranum | |
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| Phyllodesmium kabiranum, head end towards the right | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Order: | Nudibranchia |
| Suborder: | Cladobranchia |
| Family: | Myrrhinidae |
| Genus: | Phyllodesmium |
| Species: | P. kabiranum |
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| Phyllodesmium kabiranum Baba, 1991 | |
Phyllodesmium kabiranum is a species of sea slug, an aeolid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Facelinidae.
Distribution
The type locality for Phyllodesmium kabiranum is Ishigaki, Okinawa, Japan. It has also been reported from the Philippines, Malaysia and Indonesia.
Description
This is a large species of Phyllodesmium which has been reported to grow to 75 mm in length.
This species contains zooxanthellae.
Ecology
The food species for Phyllodesmium kabiranum is a xeniid soft coral.
References
- ^ Baba K. (1991). "Taxonomical study of some species of the genus Phyllodesmium from Cape Muroto-misaki, Shikoku, and Okinawa Province, Southern Japan (Nudibranchia: Facelinidae)". Venus 50(2): 109-124. abstract.
- ^ Rudman, W.B., 2002 (April 4) Phyllodesmium kabiranum Baba, 1991. [In Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.
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