Phyllodesmium poindimiei - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

Phyllodesmium poindimiei 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 :...

Distribution

The distribution of Phyllodesmium rudmani includes Australia, New Caledonia and Hawaii.

Ecology

Phyllodesmium poindimiei feeds on the invasive octocoral Carijoa riisei, but it cannot be used as a biocontrol

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of this octocoral.
The crab Thalamita integra is a predator of Phyllodesmium poindimiei.

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