Phil Garner, Southern California Marine Life, USA
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Phyllodesmium parangatum Ortiz & Gosliner, 2003
The name "parangatum" refers to Filipino words "parang gatas" for the milky colour of this sea slug (Gatas = milk).The body can be a translucent white or a milky yellow with a brownish tinge.
The white cerata are curved with white tips.The translucent white rhinophores are short and thick. The oral tentacles are longer than the rhinophores.
This nudibranch is a "solar-powered sea slug" (contains zooxanthellae and use the zooxanthellae of their prey).
Phyllodesmium parangatum is a smaller species belonging to the seas lugs genus Phyllodesmium sea slugs.It growing up to 2,0 cm.
Very similar is Phyllodesmium magnum. This sea slug is a larger species.It growing up to 13,0 cm.
Species of the genus Phyllodesmium are carnivorous and feed on octocorals.
Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Heterobranchia (Subclass) > Opisthobranchia (Infraclass) > Nudibranchia (Order) > Dexiarchia (Suborder) > Cladobranchia (Infraorder) > Aeolidida (Parvorder) > Aeolidioidea (Superfamily) > Facelinidae (Family) > Phyllodesmium (Genus) > Phyllodesmium parangatum (Species)
The name "parangatum" refers to Filipino words "parang gatas" for the milky colour of this sea slug (Gatas = milk).The body can be a translucent white or a milky yellow with a brownish tinge.
The white cerata are curved with white tips.The translucent white rhinophores are short and thick. The oral tentacles are longer than the rhinophores.
This nudibranch is a "solar-powered sea slug" (contains zooxanthellae and use the zooxanthellae of their prey).
Phyllodesmium parangatum is a smaller species belonging to the seas lugs genus Phyllodesmium sea slugs.It growing up to 2,0 cm.
Very similar is Phyllodesmium magnum. This sea slug is a larger species.It growing up to 13,0 cm.
Species of the genus Phyllodesmium are carnivorous and feed on octocorals.
Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Heterobranchia (Subclass) > Opisthobranchia (Infraclass) > Nudibranchia (Order) > Dexiarchia (Suborder) > Cladobranchia (Infraorder) > Aeolidida (Parvorder) > Aeolidioidea (Superfamily) > Facelinidae (Family) > Phyllodesmium (Genus) > Phyllodesmium parangatum (Species)
