Phyllodesmium serratum
(Baba, 1949)
» If you find this species has been misidentified, please let us know
Below is comment from Dr. Bill Rudman, go to Sea Slug Forum to read more information
Dear Yukari,
I am also happy to at least see photos of this species from Japan. The animal in yoru photo is very similar to ones I have photographed from Tasmania, Australia [see Fact Sheet]. I have included a close-up of part of your photo because it shows the ends of the cerata very clearly, and shows how species of Phyllodesmium lack a cnidosac. Since the soft-corals they feed on lack the appropriate nematocysts, there is no point in storing them at the tips of their cerata for defence.
Best wishes
Bill Rudman
| Location: | Sagami Bay, Japan |
| Photographer: | Yukari Sato |
| Taken on: | November 28, 2007 |
| Viewed: | 317 times |
| Posted: | 10 months ago |
| Updated: | 10 months ago |
« Phyllodesmium serratum | Other photos taken at Sagami Bay, Japan | Phyllodesmium serratum »
Other photos of Phyllodesmium serratum
Scientific Classification
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Opisthobranchia |
| Order: | Nudibranchia |
| Suborder: | Aeolidina |
| Family: | Facelinidae |
| Species: | Phyllodesmium serratum |