Phyllodesmium macphersonae
Species of gastropod
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Phyllodesmium macphersonae is a species of sea slug, an aeolid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Facelinidae.[2]
| Phyllodesmium macphersonae | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Order: | Nudibranchia |
| Suborder: | Aeolidacea |
| Family: | Myrrhinidae |
| Genus: | Phyllodesmium |
| Species: | P. macphersonae |
| Binomial name | |
| Phyllodesmium macphersonae (Burn, 1962)[1] | |
| Synonyms[2] | |
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Cratena macphersonae Burn, 1962 | |
Distribution
The distribution of Phyllodesmium macphersonae includes Australia, Tanzania and Japan.[3]
Description
The length of the slug is 4–35 mm. This species contains zooxanthellae.[3]
