Phyllodesmium longicirrum - Lembeh Straits [2]

October 14, 2003
From: Rich

Dr Bill,
Wondered if you would like this photo of Phyllodesmium longicirrum (I think).

Photo taken at Lembeh Straights, Retak Larry, Indonesia at about 18m, September 2003.

The site is on the side of the straits that has the black volcanic sand.
Cheers
Rich

TheHamburger@damnam.org

Rich, 2003 (Oct 14) Phyllodesmium longicirrum - Lembeh Straits [2]. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/11052

Thanks Rich,
Yes this is Phyllodesmium longicirrum. This is the epitome of the Solar Powered nudibranch. The brown patches on the flattened leaf-like cerata are little gardens of one-celled plants - zooxanthellae - and the whitish brown branches are ducts of the digestive gland that allow the zooxanthellae to get from the stomach to the 'gardens'.
Best wishes
Bill Rudman

Rudman, W.B., 2003 (Oct 14). Comment on Phyllodesmium longicirrum - Lembeh Straits [2] by Rich. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/11052

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