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Kabeiro phasmida

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Kabeiro phasmida
The nudibranch Kabeiro phasmida, Bontoh, Pulau Sangeang, Indonesia.
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K. phasmida
Binomial name
Kabeiro phasmida
Shipman & Gosliner, 2015[1]

Kabeiro phasmida is a species of sea slug, a dendronotid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Dotidae.[2]

Distribution

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This species was described from Mainit Point, Calumpan Peninsula, Batangas Province, Luzon, Philippines.[1] It has been photographed in Indonesia.

Description

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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

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Kabeiro phasmida is found on colonies of a pinnate hydroid.

References

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ Bouchet, P. (2015). Kabeiro phasmida Shipman & Gosliner, 2015. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2015-06-25
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