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Phyllodesmium colemani Coleman's Phyllodesmium

Phyllodesmium colemani is commonly referred to as Coleman's Phyllodesmium. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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Phyllodesmium colemani,Batangas, Luzon, Philippines, 2023


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lexID:
7769 
AphiaID:
548883 
Scientific:
Phyllodesmium colemani 
German:
Colemans Phyllodesmium, Tubipora musica Nudibranch 
English:
Coleman's Phyllodesmium 
Category:
Nudibranchs 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Nudibranchia (Order) > Myrrhinidae (Family) > Phyllodesmium (Genus) > colemani (Species) 
Initial determination:
Rudman, 1991 
Occurrence:
Indonesia, Komodo (Komodo Island), Philippines 
Marine Zone:
Subtidal, sublittoral, infralittoral, deep zone of the oceans from the lower limit of the intertidal zone (intertidal) to the shelf edge at about 200 m water depth. neritic. 
Sea depth:
Meter 
Habitats:
On living corals, Seawater, Sea water 
Size:
0.35" - 2.83" (0.9cm - 7.2cm) 
Temperature:
71.6 °F - 82.4 °F (22°C - 28°C) 
Food:
Carnivore, Coral polyps = corallivorous, Food specialist, 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:
2026-02-11 17:17:25 

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Phyllodesmium colemani Rudman, 1991

Phyllodesmium colemani feeds exclusively on the Organ pipe coral Tubipora musica.This nudibranch is a "solar-powered sea slug" (contains zooxanthellae and use the zooxanthellae of their prey).

The colour pattern is variable.

External links

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

Pictures

Commonly

Phyllodesmium colemani, Culut, Mabini, Calabarzon 2018
Phyllodesmium colemani,Dauin, Negros Oriental, Philippines 2019 (CC BY)
Phyllodesmium colemani,Batangas, Luzon, Philippines, 2023
Foto: Romblon, Philippinen

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