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Phyllodesmium karenae Karen's Nudibranch

Phyllodesmium karenae is commonly referred to as Karen's Nudibranch. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping.


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Phyllodesmium karenae, Bali 2023


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lexID:
9071 
AphiaID:
457929 
Scientific:
Phyllodesmium karenae 
German:
Karens Phyllodesmium 
English:
Karen's Nudibranch 
Category:
 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Nudibranchia (Order) > Myrrhinidae (Family) > Phyllodesmium (Genus) > karenae (Species) 
Initial determination:
Moore & Gosliner, 2009 
Occurrence:
Bali, Indonesia, Lembeh Strait, Papua New Guinea, Philippines 
Marine Zone:
Subtidal, sublittoral, infralittoral, deep zone of the oceans from the lower limit of the intertidal zone (intertidal) to the shelf edge at about 200 m water depth. neritic. 
Sea depth:
Meter 
Habitats:
On living corals, Rocky, hard seabeds, Sandy sea floors, Seawater, Sea water 
Size:
up to 0.79" (2 cm) 
Temperature:
°F - 82.4 °F (°C - 28°C) 
Food:
Coral polyps = corallivorous, Food specialist, No reliable information available, Predatory 
Difficulty:
Not suitable for aquarium keeping 
Offspring:
None 
CITES:
Not evaluated 
Red List:
Not evaluated (NE) 
Related species at
Catalog of Life
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Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2024-06-01 20:52:30 

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Phyllodesmium karenae Moore & Gosliner, 2009

Seaslugs genus Phyllodesmium are "solar-powered sea slugs" (contains zooxanthellae and use the zooxanthellae of their prey).

It feeds on octocorals, a kind of soft corals.

Cerata , rhinophores and oral tentacles are bluish-purple with opaque white tips.Digestive gland unbranhced.Phyllodesmium karenae can be foun on sandy bottom in 15 m.

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  1. Treatment plazi (en). Abgerufen am 01.06.2024.

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