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Phyllodesmium opalescens Electric nudibranch

Phyllodesmium opalescens is commonly referred to as Electric nudibranch. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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Phyllodesmium opalescens, La Balsa Park 2021


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lexID:
9103 
AphiaID:
599305 
Scientific:
Phyllodesmium opalescens 
German:
Opaleszenz Phyllodesmium 
English:
Electric Nudibranch 
Category:
Naaktslakken 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Nudibranchia (Order) > Myrrhinidae (Family) > Phyllodesmium (Genus) > opalescens (Species) 
Initial determination:
Rudman, 1991 
Occurrence:
Hong Kong, Australia, Corea, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Queensland (Australia) 
Marine Zone:
Intertidal (Eulittoral), intertidal zone between the high and low tide lines characterized by the alternation of low and high tide down to 15 meters 
Sea depth:
Meter 
Habitats:
On living corals, Seawater, Sea water 
Size:
0.47" - 0.79" (1.2cm - 2cm) 
Temperature:
°F - 82.4 °F (°C - 28°C) 
Food:
Coral polyps = corallivorous, Predatory 
Difficulty:
Not suitable for aquarium keeping 
Offspring:
None 
Toxicity:
Toxic hazard unknown 
CITES:
Not evaluated 
Red List:
Not evaluated (NE) 
Related species at
Catalog of Life:
 
Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2025-11-14 15:54:43 

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Phyllodesmium opalescens Rudman, 1991

On the translucetn body is a series of white marks down the midline. The cerata are bluish near the end.Rhinophores and oral tentacles with white or cream yellow tips.

Phyllodesmium opalescens, Phyllodesmium horridum, and Phyllodesmium serratum are species with branched digestive tissue and symbiosis with zooxanthellae.

External links

  1. researchgate (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  2. Sea Slug Forum (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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