species: Phyllodesmium hyalinum in Lizard Island (Gaia Guide)
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Phyllodesmium hyalinum


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

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Distinguishing features

A pale pink-blue, mottled species with loosely spaced cerata. This species is more frequently recorded as an incidental to research carried out on its prey species, the alcyonarians Xenia and Heteroxenia. It is camouflaged by the similarity of its cerata to the tentacles of these corals. (EOL)

Size

  • Up to 5 cm (Length of specimen)

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Distribution


©Atlas of Living Australia: Australian distribution: Phyllodesmium hyalinum

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