Phyllodesmium iriomotense
Baba, 1991
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Below is comment from Dr. Bill Rudman, go to Sea Slug Forum to read more information
Dear Ken,
The twisted cerata have some similarity to Phyllodesmium sp. 5 [and Phyll. sp. 6 and Phyll. sp. 8 which are probabably all the same] but in that species the digestive gland duct in each ceras is much thicker and is unbranched.
I agree that your animal is most probably Phyllodesmium iriomotense. Don't be too concerned about the vast distance between where you found your animal and where P. iriomotense is reported from: we still have much to learn about these animals and many species are found from southern Japan to northern Australia and even further afield. So from Okinawa to Sulawesi is not far in the grand scheme of things.
Best wishes,
Bill Rudman
| Location: | Lembeh, Indonesia |
| Photographer: | Ken Tucker |
| Camera: | Nikon D2x › View EXIF properties |
| Taken on: | November 27, 2006 |
| Viewed: | 504 times |
| Posted: | 1 year ago |
| Updated: | 11 months ago |
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Scientific Classification
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Opisthobranchia |
| Order: | Nudibranchia |
| Suborder: | Aeolidina |
| Family: | Facelinidae |
| Species: | Phyllodesmium iriomotense |