Phyllodesmium serratum

Phyllodesmium serratum is a species of sea slug, an aeolid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Facelinidae.[1]

Phyllodesmium serratum
Phyllodesmium serratum, Izu, Japan
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Heterobranchia
clade Euthyneura
clade Nudipleura
clade Nudibranchia
clade Dexiarchia
clade Cladobranchia
clade Aeolidida
Superfamily:
Aeolidioidea
Family:
Facelinidae
Subfamily:
Favorininae
Genus:
Phyllodesmium
Species:
P. serratum
Binomial name
Phyllodesmium serratum
(Baba, 1949)
Synonyms[1]
  • Hervia serrata Baba, 1949
  • Cratena serrata
  • Babaiella serrata
  • Phyllodesmium serrata

Distribution

The distribution of Phyllodesmium serratum includes Australia and Japan.[2] It has been erroneously synonymised with Phyllodesmium horridum by some authors but does not occur in Africa.

Description

The length of the slug is usually 10–25 mm, but its length can reach up to 40 mm.[3]

This species contains no zooxanthellae.

Ecology

Phyllodesmium serratum feeds on the soft corals Cornularia sp., Clavularia sp., Carijoa sp. and Steronephthya sp.[2]

References
  1. Bouchet, P. (2010). Phyllodesmium serratum (Baba, 1949). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=225502 on 2011-01-08
  2. Rudman, W.B., 1999 (January 26) Phyllodesmium serratum (Baba, 1949). [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.
  3. (in Japanese) Baba K. (1991). "日本産サガミミノウミウシの解剖学的研究 The anatomy of Phyllodesmium serratum (Baba, 1949) from Japan (Nudibranchia: Facelinidae)". Venus 50(2): 101-108. abstract.
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