Phyllodesmium rudmani explained

Phyllodesmium rudmani is a species of sea slug, an aeolid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Facelinidae.

The specific name rudmani is in honor of malacologist William B. Rudman.

Distribution

The distribution of Phyllodesmium rudmani includes North Sulawesi, Indonesia and Luzon, the Philippines.

Description

The length of the slug is up to 45 mm. Its cerata are similar to (mimicry) closed polyps of soft coral of the genus Xenia.^[1]

Notes and References

1. Rudman, W.B., 2007 (February 17) Phyllodesmium rudmani Burghardt & Gosliner, 2006. [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.

   Phyllodesmium rudmani contain endosymbiotic zooxanthellae of the genus Symbiodinium.

   External links

   • http://slugsite.us/bow2007/nudwk546.htm
   • http://slugsite.us/bow/nudiwk05.htm