Phyllodesmium longicirrum
February 18, 2017
Phyllodesmium poindimiei
February 18, 2017
Order : NUDIBRANCHIA
Suborder : DEXIARCHIA
Infraorder : CLADOBRANCHIA
Parvorder : AEOLIDIDA
Superfamily : AEOLIDIOIDEA
Family : Facelinidae
Phyllodesmium pinnatum has recently been described, (published 18 August 2009) in:
Moore E. & Gosliner T. (2009). “Three new species of Phyllodesmium Ehrenberg (Gastropoda: Nudibranchia: Aeolidoidea), and a revised phylogenetic analysis”. Zootaxa 2201: 30–48.
This text is completely online at http://www.mapress.com/zootaxa/2009/f/zt02201p048.pdf
Phyllodesmium pinnatum is characterized by the elongate finger-like papillae on the cerata. The body is translucent whitish-grey with fine opaque white spots. Let me quote Moore & Gosliner (2009): “The cerata, oral tentacles, and rhinophores are a slighty darker brownish-grey color, compared with the color of the dorsum.” and ” The cerata are elongate and paddle-shaped flattened dorso-ventrally, with larger cerata near the medial region of the dorsum. Each ceras has numerous digitate projections that concentrate near but are not exclusive to, the margins of the flattened ceras
