species: Phyllodesmium acanthorhinum in Lizard Island area: all known taxa (Lizard Island Field Guide)
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Phyllodesmium acanthorhinum

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

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Lizard Island area: all known taxa

Distinguishing features

Distinguishing features still need to be specified.

Size

  • Size data has not been obtained.

Synonyms

Comments

Waegele et al (2006) recorded "Phyllodesmium spec" at Lizard Island. It was referred to Phyllodesmium acanthorhinum, a new species described by Moore and Gosliner (2014) from Okinawa, Ryukyu Islands.

by Anne Hoggett

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References

  • Moore, E. and T. Gosliner (2014). Additions to the genus Phyllodesmium, with a phylogenetic analysis and its implications to the evolution of symbiosis, The Veliger, 51(4): 237-251. LIRS catalog number 90198.
  • Waegele, H., I. Burghardt, N. Anthes, J. Evertsen, A. Klussman-Kolb and G. Brodie (2006). Species diversity of opisthobranch molluscs on Lizard Island, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, In: Contemporary studies into the systematics and evolution of opisthobranch molluscs, (Eds. G. Brodie, S. Fahey and F.E. Wells), Records of the Western Australian Museum, Supplement 69: 33-59. LIRS catalog number 1036.