Phyllodesmium acanthorhinum

Phyllodesmium acanthorhinum is a species of sea slugs, an aeolid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Facelinidae.^[2]

Phyllodesmium acanthorhinum
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Order:	Nudibranchia
Suborder:	Cladobranchia
Family:	Myrrhinidae
Genus:	Phyllodesmium
Species:	P. acanthorhinum
Binomial name
Phyllodesmium acanthorhinum Moore & Gosliner, 2014[1]

In 2015, the International Institute for Species Exploration names it as one of the "Top 10 New Species" for new species discovered in 2015.^[3][4]

Distribution

This species was described from 3–4 m depth, near Onna Village, Horseshoe Cliffs, Okinawa, Ryukyu Islands, Japan.^[5] It has also been reported from Lizard Island, Great Barrier Reef, Australia.^[6]