Phyllodesmium serratum is a species

Species

In biology, a species is one of the basic units of biological classification and a taxonomic rank. A species is often defined as a group of organisms capable of interbreeding and producing fertile offspring. While in many cases this definition is adequate, more precise or differing measures are...

 of sea slug

Slug

Slug is a common name that is normally applied to any gastropod mollusc that lacks a shell, has a very reduced shell, or has a small internal shell...

, an aolid nudibranch

Nudibranch

A nudibranch is a member of what is now a taxonomic clade, and what was previously a suborder, of soft-bodied, marine gastropod mollusks which shed their shell after their larval stage. They are noted for their often extraordinary colors and striking forms...

, a marine

Marine (ocean)

Marine is an umbrella term. As an adjective it is usually applicable to things relating to the sea or ocean, such as marine biology, marine ecology and marine geology...

 gastropod mollusk in the family Facelinidae

Facelinidae

Facelinidae is a taxonomic family of colorful sea slugs. These are specifically aeolid nudibranchs. They are marine gastropod molluscs.- 2005 taxonomy :...

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Distribution

The distribution of Phyllodesmium serratum includes Australia, Japan, Tanzania and South Africa.

Description

The length of the slug is usually 10-25 mm, but its length can reach up to 40 mm.

This species contains no zooxanthellae.

Ecology

Phyllodesmium serratum feeds on soft corals Comularia sp., Clavularia sp., Carijua sp. and Steronephtia sp.

External links

• "Phyllodesmium serratum (Baba, 1949)". Sea Slug Forum.