Phyllodesmium serratum

Phyllodesmium serratum is a species of sea slug, an aeolid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Facelinidae.[1]

Phyllodesmium serratum
Phyllodesmium serratum, Izu, Japan
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P. serratum
Binomial name
Phyllodesmium serratum
(Baba, 1949)
Synonyms[1]
  • Hervia serrata Baba, 1949
  • Cratena serrata
  • Babaiella serrata
  • Phyllodesmium serrata

Distribution

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The distribution of Phyllodesmium serratum includes Australia and Japan.[2] It has been erroneously synonymised with Phyllodesmium horridum by some authors but does not occur in Africa.

Description

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The length of the slug is usually 10–25 mm, but its length can reach up to 40 mm.[3]

This species contains no zooxanthellae.

Ecology

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Phyllodesmium serratum feeds on the soft corals Cornularia sp., Clavularia sp., Carijoa sp. and Steronephthya sp.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b Bouchet, P. (2010). Phyllodesmium serratum (Baba, 1949). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=225502 on 2011-01-08
  2. ^ a b Rudman, W.B., 1999 (January 26) Phyllodesmium serratum (Baba, 1949). [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.
  3. ^ (in Japanese) Baba K. (1991). "日本産サガミミノウミウシの解剖学的研究 The anatomy of Phyllodesmium serratum (Baba, 1949) from Japan (Nudibranchia: Facelinidae)". Venus 50(2): 101-108. abstract.