Phyllodesmium macphersonae

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Species of gastropod

title: "Phyllodesmium macphersonae" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["facelinidae", "gastropods-described-in-1962"] description: "Species of gastropod" topic_path: "general/facelinidae" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phyllodesmium_macphersonae" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::summary Species of gastropod ::

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Phyllodesmium macphersonae is a species of sea slug, an aeolid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Facelinidae.

Distribution

The distribution of Phyllodesmium macphersonae includes Australia, Tanzania and Japan.

Description

The length of the slug is 4–35 mm. This species contains zooxanthellae.

Ecology

Phyllodesmium macphersonae feeds on an octocoral.

References

References

  1. Burn, R., 1962. Descriptions of Victorian nudibranchiate mollusca, with a comprehensive review of the Eolidacea . Memoirs of the National Museum, Victoria, 25 : 95-128.
  2. Bouchet, P. (2015). [http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=534071 ''Phyllodesmium macphersonae''.] In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2015-10-07
  3. Rudman, W.B., 2001 (April 29) [https://www.seaslugforum.net/find/phylmacp ''Phyllodesmium macphersonae'' (Burn, 1962).] [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.
  4. Rudman, W.B., 2002 (Jan 25). [https://www.seaslugforum.net/find/6079 Comment on ''Phyllodesmium macphersonae'' - first feeding record by John Chuk.] [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.

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