species: Phyllodesmium longicirrum in taxonomy (Lizard Island Field Guide)
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Phyllodesmium longicirrum


©Lisa Hogger: Phyllodesmium longicirrum at Cobia Hole, Lizard Island.

©Cassy Thompson: Phyllodesmium longicirrum at Lizard Island, about 10 cm long.

©Ingo Burghardt: Phyllodesmium longicirrum at Lizard Island in aquarium. Found at 12 metres on soft coral Sarcophyton sp..

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Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Mollusca
Class Gastropoda
Order Nudibranchia
Family Facelinidae
Genus Phyllodesmium
Species Phyllodesmium longicirrum

Lizard Island Field Guide
Lizard Island area: all known taxa

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Distinguishing features

Distinguishing features still need to be specified.

Size

  • Up to 12 cm (Length of specimens observed at Lizard Island)

Synonyms

Interesting facts

  • This is the largest species of solar-powered sea slug according to Ingo Burghardt.

Distribution


©Atlas of Living Australia: Australian distribution

Web resources

References

  • Bogdanov, A., C. Hertzer, S. Kehraus, S. Nietzer, S. Rohde, P.J. Schupp, H. Wägele and G.M. König (2015). LIRS catalog number 1987.
  • Bogdanov, A., C. Hertzer, S. Kehraus, S. Nietzer, S. Rohde, P.J. Schupp, H. Waegele and G.M. K�nig (2017). Secondary metabolome and its defensive role in the aeolidoidean Phyllodesmium longicirrum, (Gastropoda, Heterobranchia, Nudibranchia). Beilstein Journal of Organic Chemistry, 13: 502-519. LIRS catalog number 2117.
  • Bogdanov, A., S. Kehraus, S. Bleidissel, G. Preisfeld, D. Schillo, J. Piel, A.O. Brachmann, H. Wägele and G.M. König (2014). Defense in the aeolidoidean genus Phyllodesmium (Gastropoda), Journal of Chemical Ecology, 40: 1013-1024. LIRS catalog number 1780.
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