Phyllodesmium briareum
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| Phyllodesmium briareum | |
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| Phyllodesmium briareum, head end towards the right | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Order: | Nudibranchia |
| Suborder: | Aeolidacea |
| Family: | Myrrhinidae |
| Genus: | Phyllodesmium |
| Species: | P. briareum |
| Binomial name | |
| Phyllodesmium briareum (Bergh, 1896) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Ennoia briareus Bergh, 1896 | |
Phyllodesmium briareum is a species of sea slug, an aeolid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Facelinidae.[1]
The distribution of Phyllodesmium briareum includes Indo-Pacific and Australia.[2]
Description
Phyllodesmium briareum uses camouflage and looks like the soft coral Briareum violacea with which it is often found. It grows to 25 mm in length. This species contains zooxanthellae but has cerata of conventional aeolid shape.[3][2]
