Phyllodesmium
Mollusca
UNCOMMON
Stats
- Lifespan
- Under 1 year
- Size
- Small
- Diet
- Carnivore
- Activity
- Cathemeral
- Social
- Solitary
- Biome
- Coral reef
- Range
- Indo-Pacific
- Movement
- Slithering
- Breeding
- Egg-laying
- Defense
- Camouflage
- Status
- Uncommon
About
Phyllodesmium, a predatory sea slug, hunts down and consumes its prey by injecting a paralytic toxin through its venomous, needle-like radula. Despite its predatory nature, Phyllodesmium is harmless to humans, and it is often found in the coastal waters of Australia.
Life cycle
- 1.juvenileA juvenile mollusk takes adult form after its larval phase and begins building or growing its shell.
- 2.adultFully grown at adult shell size or body length.
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Taxonomy
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Mollusca
- Class
- Gastropoda
- Order
- Nudibranchia
- Family
- Myrrhinidae
- Genus
- Phyllodesmium