| Phyllodesmium magnum | |
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| Phyllodesmium magnum, a nudibranch which is rarely found by scuba divers. This one was observed in a diving site named Shi-Cheng, located in Northeast coast of Taiwan | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Order: | Nudibranchia |
| Suborder: | Cladobranchia |
| Family: | Myrrhinidae |
| Genus: | Phyllodesmium |
| Species: | P. magnum |
| Binomial name | |
| Phyllodesmium magnum Rudman, 1991 | |
Phyllodesmium magnum is a species of sea slug, an aeolid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Facelinidae.
Distribution
This species was described from New Caledonia with additional material from NW Australia, the Marshall Islands and Hong Kong. The distribution of Phyllodesmium magnum includes North Kermadec and Guam.
Description
This species grows to 130 mm in length. It is one of the Phyllodesmium species which contain zooxanthellae.
Ecology
Phyllodesmium magnum feeds on a soft coral Sinularia sp.
References
- ^ Rudman W. B. (1991). "Further studies on the taxonomy and biology of the octocoral-feeding genus Phyllodesmium Ehrenberg, 1831 (Nudibranchia: Aeolidacea)". Journal of Molluscan Studies 57(2): 167–203. abstract.
- Rosenberg, G.; Bouchet, P. (2015). Phyllodesmium magnum. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2015-10-07
- Rudman, W.B., 1999 (November 22) Phyllodesmium magnum Rudman, 1991. Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.
| Taxon identifiers | |
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| Phyllodesmium magnum | |