| Phyllodesmium macphersonae | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Order: | Nudibranchia |
| Suborder: | Aeolidacea |
| Family: | Myrrhinidae |
| Genus: | Phyllodesmium |
| Species: | P. macphersonae
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| Binomial name | |
| Phyllodesmium macphersonae | |
| Synonyms2 | |
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Cratena macphersonae Burn, 1962 | |
Phyllodesmium macphersonae is a species of sea slug, an aeolid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Facelinidae.2
Distribution
The distribution of Phyllodesmium macphersonae includes Australia, Tanzania and Japan.3
Description
The length of the slug is 4–35 mm. This species contains zooxanthellae.3
Ecology
Phyllodesmium macphersonae feeds on an octocoral.4
References
References
- Burn, R., 1962. Descriptions of Victorian nudibranchiate mollusca, with a comprehensive review of the Eolidacea . Memoirs of the National Museum, Victoria, 25 : 95-128.
- Bouchet, P. (2015). Phyllodesmium macphersonae. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2015-10-07
- Rudman, W.B., 2001 (April 29) Phyllodesmium macphersonae (Burn, 1962). [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.
- Rudman, W.B., 2002 (Jan 25). Comment on Phyllodesmium macphersonae - first feeding record by John Chuk. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.