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Phyllodesmium Serratum
''Phyllodesmium serratum'' is a species of sea slug, an aeolid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Facelinidae.Bouchet, P. (2010). ''Phyllodesmium serratum'' (Baba, 1949). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=225502 on 2011-01-08 Distribution The distribution of ''Phyllodesmium serratum'' includes Australia and Japan.Rudman, W.B., 1999 (January 26''Phyllodesmium serratum'' (Baba, 1949). n/nowiki> Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. It has been erroneously synonymised with ''Phyllodesmium horridum'' by some authors but does not occur in Africa. Description The length of the slug is usually 10–25 mm, but its length can reach up to 40 mm. Baba K. (1991). "日本産サガミミノウミウシの解剖学的研究 The anatomy of ''Phyllodesmium serratum'' (Baba, 1949) from Japan (Nudibranchia: Facelinidae)". ''Venus'' 50(2): 101-108abstract This species contains no zooxan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Animal
Animals are multicellular, eukaryotic organisms in the Kingdom (biology), biological kingdom Animalia. With few exceptions, animals Heterotroph, consume organic material, Cellular respiration#Aerobic respiration, breathe oxygen, are Motility, able to move, can Sexual reproduction, reproduce sexually, and go through an ontogenetic stage in which their body consists of a hollow sphere of Cell (biology), cells, the blastula, during Embryogenesis, embryonic development. Over 1.5 million Extant taxon, living animal species have been Species description, described—of which around 1 million are Insecta, insects—but it has been estimated there are over 7 million animal species in total. Animals range in length from to . They have Ecology, complex interactions with each other and their environments, forming intricate food webs. The scientific study of animals is known as zoology. Most living animal species are in Bilateria, a clade whose members have a Symmetry in biology#Bilate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kikutaro Baba
was a Japanese malacologist. He was the leading researcher on sea slugs and bubble snails, opisthobranch gastropod mollusks in Japan. Biography * 1932–1941 Kyushu University * 1948–1949 Osaka Kyoiku University * 1976 – Order of the Rising Sun Kikutaro Baba was married to Sonoko Baba. He died of pneumonia in hospital in Japan on 30 November 2001.(January 2002) nudibranch NEWVol.4 No.04: 44/ref> Species Species described by Kikutaro Baba include: * '' Aglaja orientalis'' Baba, 1949 * '' Aldisa cooperi'' Robilliard & Baba, 1972 * ''Antonietta janthina'' Baba & Hamatani, 1977 * '' Aplysia kurodai'' Baba, 1937 * '' Aplysia sagamiana'' Baba, 1949 * '' Aplysiopsis minor'' (Baba, 1959) * '' Aplysiopsis nigra'' (Baba, 1949) * '' Aplysiopsis orientalis'' Baba, 1949 * '' Armina magna'' Baba, 1955 * '' Bornella japonica'' Baba, 1949 * '' Cadlina japonica'' Baba, 1937 * '' Cadlina sagamiensis'' Baba, 1937 * '' Carminodoris bifurcata'' Baba, 1993 * '' Chelidonura fulvipunctata' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carijoa
''Carijoa'' is a genus of soft corals in the family Clavulariidae. Species The World Register of Marine Species includes the following species In biology, a species is the basic unit of classification and a taxonomic rank of an organism, as well as a unit of biodiversity. A species is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of the appropriate s ... in the genus: *'' Carijoa multiflora'' (Laackman, 1909) *'' Carijoa operculata'' (Bayer, 1961) *'' Carijoa riisei'' (Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1860) *'' Carijoa rupicola'' Mueller, 1867 References Octocorallia genera Clavulariidae {{Octocorallia-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clavularia
Clavularia is a genus of corals in the family Clavulariidae. They are often referred by the common names star polyps or clove polyps. Species There are 69 accepted species in this genus: * '' Clavularia alba'' (Grieg, 1888) * '' Clavularia arctica'' (Sars, 1860) * '' Clavularia armata'' Thomson, 1927 * '' Clavularia australiensis'' Hickson, 1894 * '' Clavularia bathybius'' ( Saville Kent, 1870) * '' Clavularia borealis'' Koren & Danielsen, 1883 * '' Clavularia capensis'' (Studer, 1879) * '' Clavularia carpediem'' Weinberg, 1986 * '' Clavularia charoti'' (Tixier-Durivault & d'Hondt, 1974) * '' Clavularia concreta'' Studer, 1901 * ''Clavularia crassa'' (Milne Edwards, 1848) * '' Clavularia crosslandi'' Thomson & Henderson, 1906 * '' Clavularia cylindrica'' Wright & Studer, 1889 * '' Clavularia delicatula'' Thomson & Dean, 1931 * '' Clavularia densum'' (Tixier-Durivault & d'Hondt, 1974) * '' Clavularia desjardiniana'' (Templeton, 1835) * '' Clavularia diademata'' Broch, 1939 * '' C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cornularia (coral)
''Cornularia'' is a genus of soft corals in the suborder Stolonifera. Species The World Register of Marine Species includes the following species in the genus: *'' Cornularia atlantica'' Johnson, 1861 *'' Cornularia aurantiaca'' Stimpson, 1855 *'' Cornularia australis'' Busk, 1867 *''Cornularia cornucopiae Cornularia may refer to: * ''Cornularia'' (coral), a genus of soft corals in the family Cornulariidae * ''Cornularia'' (fungus), a genus of fungi in the family Dermateaceae {{genus disambiguation ...'' (Pallas, 1766) *'' Cornularia pabloi'' McFadden & van Ofwegen, 2012 References Cornulariidae Octocorallia genera {{Octocorallia-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zooxanthellae
Zooxanthellae is a colloquial term for single-celled dinoflagellates that are able to live in symbiosis with diverse marine invertebrates including demosponges, corals, jellyfish, and nudibranchs. Most known zooxanthellae are in the genus ''Symbiodinium'', but some are known from the genus '' Amphidinium'', and other taxa, as yet unidentified, may have similar endosymbiont affinities. The true ''Zooxanthella'' K.brandt is a mutualist of the radiolarian ''Collozoum inerme'' (Joh.Müll., 1856) and systematically placed in Peridiniales. Another group of unicellular eukaryotes that partake in similar endosymbiotic relationships in both marine and freshwater habitats are green algae zoochlorellae. Zooxanthellae are photosynthetic organisms, which contain chlorophyll a and chlorophyll c, as well as the dinoflagellate pigments peridinin and diadinoxanthin. These provide the yellowish and brownish colours typical of many of the host species. During the day, they provide their host ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Phyllodesmium Horridum
''Phyllodesmium horridum'', the coral nudibranch, is a species of sea slug, specifically an aeolid nudibranch. It is a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Facelinidae. Distribution This species is found around the South African coast from False Bay to Sodwana Bay, intertidally to at least 30 m.Gosliner T. M. (1987). ''Nudibranchs of Southern Africa'' It has been erroneously reported from Australia and Japan due to confusion with '' Phyllodesmium serratum''. Description Around the South African coast, the coral nudibranch is typically between 30 and 40 mmBranch, G.M., Branch, M.L, Griffiths, C.L. and Beckley, L.E. 2010. ''Two Oceans: a guide to the marine life of southern Africa'' in total length. It is a slender pale-bodied aeolid with long paired pinkish cerata. The cerata have a bluish-white stripe running down their length, as does the body. The rhinophores are smooth. This species contains no zooxanthellae. Ecology ''Phyllodesmium horridum'' feeds on sea fans ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mollusc
Mollusca is the second-largest phylum of invertebrate animals after the Arthropoda, the members of which are known as molluscs or mollusks (). Around 85,000 extant species of molluscs are recognized. The number of fossil species is estimated between 60,000 and 100,000 additional species. The proportion of undescribed species is very high. Many taxa remain poorly studied. Molluscs are the largest marine phylum, comprising about 23% of all the named marine organisms. Numerous molluscs also live in freshwater and terrestrial habitats. They are highly diverse, not just in size and anatomical structure, but also in behaviour and habitat. The phylum is typically divided into 7 or 8 taxonomic classes, of which two are entirely extinct. Cephalopod molluscs, such as squid, cuttlefish, and octopuses, are among the most neurologically advanced of all invertebrates—and either the giant squid or the colossal squid is the largest known invertebrate species. The gastropods ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gastropod
The gastropods (), commonly known as snails and slugs, belong to a large taxonomic class of invertebrates within the phylum Mollusca called Gastropoda (). This class comprises snails and slugs from saltwater, from freshwater, and from land. There are many thousands of species of sea snails and slugs, as well as freshwater snails, freshwater limpets, and land snails and slugs. The class Gastropoda contains a vast total of named species, second only to the insects in overall number. The fossil history of this class goes back to the Late Cambrian. , 721 families of gastropods are known, of which 245 are extinct and appear only in the fossil record, while 476 are currently extant with or without a fossil record. Gastropoda (previously known as univalves and sometimes spelled "Gasteropoda") are a major part of the phylum Mollusca, and are the most highly diversified class in the phylum, with 65,000 to 80,000 living snail and slug species. The anatomy, behavior, feeding, and re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marine (ocean)
The ocean (also the sea or the world ocean) is the body of salt water that covers approximately 70.8% of the surface of Earth and contains 97% of Earth's water. An ocean can also refer to any of the large bodies of water into which the world ocean is conventionally divided."Ocean." ''Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary'', Merriam-Webster, |
Nudibranch
Nudibranchs () are a group of soft-bodied marine gastropod molluscs which shed their shells after their larval stage. They are noted for their often extraordinary colours and striking forms, and they have been given colourful nicknames to match, such as "clown", "marigold", "splendid", "dancer", "dragon", or "sea rabbit". Currently, about 3,000 valid species of nudibranchs are known.Ocean Portal (2017)A Collage of Nudibranch Colors Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 17 April 2018. The word "nudibranch" comes from the Latin "naked" and the Ancient Greek () "gills". Nudibranchs are often casually called sea slugs, as they are a family of opistobranchs (sea slugs), within the phylum Mollusca (molluscs), but many sea slugs belong to several taxonomic groups which are not closely related to nudibranchs. A number of these other sea slugs, such as the photosynthetic ''Sacoglossa'' and the colourful Aglajidae, are often confused with nudibranchs. Distribut ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sea Slug
Sea slug is a common name for some marine invertebrates with varying levels of resemblance to terrestrial slugs. Most creatures known as sea slugs are gastropods, i.e. they are sea snails (marine gastropod mollusks) that over evolutionary time have either completely lost their shells, or have seemingly lost their shells due to having a greatly reduced or internal shell. The name "sea slug" is most often applied to nudibranchs, as well as to a paraphyletic set of other marine gastropods without obvious shells. Sea slugs have an enormous variation in body shape, color, and size. Most are partially translucent. The often bright colors of reef-dwelling species implies that these animals are under constant threat of predators, but the color can serve as a warning to other animals of the sea slug's toxic stinging cells (nematocysts) or offensive taste. Like all gastropods, they have small, razor-sharp teeth, called radulas. Most sea slugs have a pair of rhinophores—sensory te ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
