Phyllodesmium colemani Coleman's Phyllodesmium

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AphiaID:: 548883

Scientific:: Phyllodesmium colemani
German:: Fadenschnecke
English:: Coleman's Phyllodesmium

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Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Nudibranchia (Order) > Myrrhinidae (Family) > Phyllodesmium (Genus) > colemani (Species)
Initial determination:: Rudman, 1991

Occurrence:: Indonesia, Komodo (Komodo Island), Philippines
Size:: 0.35" - 2.83" (0.9cm - 7.2cm)
Temperature:: 71.6 °F - 80.6 °F (22°C - 27°C)
Food:: Coral polyps = corallivorous, Food specialist
Difficulty:: Not suitable for home aquaria!

CITES:

Not evaluated

Related species at Catalog of Life:

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2014-12-14 13:17:25
Last edit:: 2014-12-14 13:17:25

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Phyllodesmium colemani Rudman, 1991

Phyllodesmium colemani feeds exclusively on the Organ pipe coral Tubipora musica.This nudibranch is a "solar-powered sea slug" (contains zooxanthellae and use the zooxanthellae of their prey).

The colour pattern is variable.

External links

Philippinen Sea Slugs (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
Sea Slug Forum (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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Phyllodesmium colemani,Batangas, Luzon, Philippines, 2023

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