Phyllodesmium cf. jakobsenae
Burghardt & Wägele, 2004
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Identification is verified by Richard Willan, Nudi Pixel expert
Below is comment from Dr. Bill Rudman, go to Sea Slug Forum to read more information
Dear Indra,
I am posting two or three other messages about Phyllodesmium kabiranum today, and although your animal doesn't look very much like them, it is the same species. In fact your animal is almost identical to the colour photograph published by Baba when he described this species.
Have a look at Todd Garthwaite's earlier message [#6510] which shows specimens halfway between your colour form and the more common colour form. In Todd's animals the white on the cerata is restricted to a large subapical band while in yours the white occurs in longitudinal streaks all over the cerata.
Best wishes,
Bill Rudman
| Location: | Manado, Indonesia |
| Photographer: | Indra Swari |
| Camera: | Canon EOS 350D › View EXIF properties |
| Taken on: | January 1, 2007 |
| Viewed: | 678 times |
| Posted: | 1 year ago |
| Updated: | 8 months ago |
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Scientific Classification
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Opisthobranchia |
| Order: | Nudibranchia |
| Suborder: | Aeolidina |
| Family: | Facelinidae |
| Species: | Phyllodesmium jakobsenae |