Phyllodesmium kabiranum

Phyllodesmium kabiranum is a species of sea slug, an aeolid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Facelinidae.

Phyllodesmium kabiranum
Phyllodesmium kabiranum, head end towards the right
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Order:	Nudibranchia
Suborder:	Cladobranchia
Family:	Myrrhinidae
Genus:	Phyllodesmium
Species:	P. kabiranum
Binomial name
Phyllodesmium kabiranum Baba, 1991[1]

Distribution

The type locality for Phyllodesmium kabiranum is Ishigaki, Okinawa, Japan.^[1] It has also been reported from the Philippines, Malaysia and Indonesia.^[2]

Description

This is a large species of Phyllodesmium which has been reported to grow to 75 mm in length.^[2]

This species contains zooxanthellae.

Ecology

The food species for Phyllodesmium kabiranum is a xeniid soft coral.