Kabeiro phasmida is a species of sea slug, a dendronotid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Dotidae.[2]
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| The nudibranch Kabeiro phasmida, Bontoh, Pulau Sangeang, Indonesia. | |
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| (unranked): | clade Heterobranchia
clade Euthyneura |
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| Species: | K. phasmida
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| Kabeiro phasmida | |
Distribution edit
This species was described from Mainit Point, Calumpan Peninsula, Batangas Province, Luzon, Philippines.[1] It has been photographed in Indonesia.
Description edit
The body of this dendronotid nudibranch is light brown. The cerata are irregular in shape and there are raised tubercles on the sides of the body. The maximum length of this species is 20 mm.[1]
Ecology edit
Kabeiro phasmida is found on colonies of a pinnate hydroid.
References edit
- ^ a b c Shipman, C.; Gosliner, T. (2015). "Molecular and morphological systematics of Doto Oken, 1851 (Gastropoda: Heterobranchia), with descriptions of five new species and a new genus". Zootaxa. 3973: 1. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3973.1.2. PMID 26249713.
- ^ Bouchet, P. (2015). Kabeiro phasmida Shipman & Gosliner, 2015. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2015-06-25
External links edit
- Photos of Kabeiro phasmida on Sealife Collection