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Mimic Nudibranch
Phyllodesmium rudmani
Phyllodesmium rudmani is a species of sea slug, an aeolid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Facelinidae.
The specific name rudmani is in honor of malacologist William B. Rudman.
From the article Phyllodesmium rudmani on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Description
The length of the slug is up to 45 mm. Its cerata are similar to (mimicry) closed polyps of soft coral of the genus Xenia.
Phyllodesmium rudmani contain endosymbiotic zooxanthellae of the genus Symbiodinium.
Range & habitat
The distribution of Phyllodesmium rudmani includes North Sulawesi, Indonesia and Luzon, the Philippines.
Wikipedia: “Distribution”
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 126092.