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Phyllodesmium lembehense Lembeh Nudibranch

Phyllodesmium lembehense is commonly referred to as Lembeh Nudibranch. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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Phyllodesmium lembehense, Ambon 2023


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lexID:
9087 
AphiaID:
1043554 
Scientific:
Phyllodesmium lembehense 
German:
Lembeh Phyllodesmium 
English:
Lembeh Nudibranch 
Category:
Limaces de mer 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Nudibranchia (Order) > Myrrhinidae (Family) > Phyllodesmium (Genus) > lembehense (Species) 
Initial determination:
Burghardt, Schrödl & Wägele, 2008 
Occurrence:
Indonesia, Lembeh Strait, Papua New Guinea, Sulawesi 
Sea depth:
Meter 
Size:
up to 0.91" (2.3 cm) 
Temperature:
°F - 82.4 °F (°C - 28°C) 
Food:
Coral polyps = corallivorous, Predatory 
Difficulty:
Not suitable for aquarium keeping 
Offspring:
None 
Toxicity:
Toxic hazard unknown 
CITES:
Not evaluated 
Red List:
Not evaluated (NE) 
Related species at
Catalog of Life:
 
Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2023-03-23 17:13:25 

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Phyllodesmium lembehense Burghardt, Schrödl & Wägele, 2008

Seaslugs genus Phyllodesmium are "solar-powered sea slugs" (contains zooxanthellae and use the zooxanthellae of their prey).

Phyllodesmium sea slugs feed on octocorals, a kind of soft corals.

Phyllodesmium lembehense were originally known from the Lembeh Strait, Sulawesi, Indonesia. Body, oral tentacles, rhinophores and the foot are translucent white.

Synonymised names
Phyllodesmium lembehensis Burghardt, Schrödl & Wägele, 2008 · unaccepted (incorrect grammatical agreement...)

External links

  1. Sea Slug Forum (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  2. World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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Phyllodesmium lembehense, Ambon 2023
Phyllodesmium lembehense, 20mm,Kwajalein

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