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Phyllodesmium undulatum Undulated Nudibranch

Phyllodesmium undulatum is commonly referred to as Undulated Nudibranch. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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Phyllodesmium undulatum, Philippines 2024al


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lexID:
9100 
AphiaID:
819176 
Scientific:
Phyllodesmium undulatum 
German:
Wellige Fadenschnecke, Ondulierte Phyllodesmium 
English:
Undulated Nudibranch 
Category:
 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Nudibranchia (Order) > Myrrhinidae (Family) > Phyllodesmium (Genus) > undulatum (Species) 
Initial determination:
Moore & Gosliner, 2014 
Occurrence:
Indian Ocean, Indonesia, Japan, Komodo (Komodo Island), Malaysia, North Pacific (Ocean), Philippines, Taiwan, The Ryukyu Islands, Western Pacific Ocean 
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:
- 14 Meter 
Habitats:
On living corals, Seawater, Sea water 
Size:
0.39" - 1.57" (1,8cm - 4,6cm) 
Temperature:
°F - 77 °F (°C - 25°C) 
Food:
Carnivore, Coral polyps = corallivorous, Predatory, Zooxanthellae / Light 
Difficulty:
Not suitable for aquarium keeping 
Offspring:
None 
Toxicity:
Toxic hazard unknown 
CITES:
Not evaluated 
Red List:
Not evaluated (NE) 
Related species at
Catalog of Life:
 
Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2024-06-12 13:11:05 

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Phyllodesmium undulatum Moore & Gosliner, 2014

Sea slugs genus Phyllodesmium feeds on soft corals, including Melithaea sp. Phyllodesmium undulatum is a new described species (2014) and was found on gorgonians.

Phyllodesmium undulatum have translucent whitish-pink and unbranched cerata, with an opaque white longitudinal line.The orange digestive are highly undulate gland ducts in the translucent cerata.

External links

  1. Philippinen Sea Slugs (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  2. researchgate (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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Phyllodesmium undulatum, Taiwan 2023
Phyllodesmium undulatum, Philippines 2024al
Phyllodesmium undulatum, Taiwan 2023

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