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coral nudibranch
Phyllodesmium horridum
The coral nudibranch, Phyllodesmium horridum, is a species of sea slug, specifically an aeolid nudibranch. It is a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Facelinidae.
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Description
Around the South African coast, the coral nudibranch is typically between 30 and 40 mm in total length. It is a slender pale-bodied aeolid with long paired pinkish cerata. The cerata have a bluish-white stripe running down their length, as does the body. The rhinophores are smooth. This species contains no zooxanthellae.
Range & habitat
This species is found around the South African coast from False Bay to Sodwana Bay, intertidally to at least 30 m. It has been erroneously reported from Australia and Japan due to confusion with Phyllodesmium serratum.
Wikipedia: “Distribution”
What it does
Phyllodesmium horridum feeds on sea fans (gorgonians) of the genus Melitodes (family Melithaeidae). It has also been reported to feed on gorgonians of the genus, Acabaria (also family Melithaeidae). The egg ribbon is a gelatinous mass with many small white eggs.
== References ==
Wikipedia: “Ecology”
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 683624.