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Pretty similar are at least 2 " Xenia Mimics": Phyllodesmium sp. D which has rounded, bulbous cerata with several longitudinal lines of brown pigmentation, looking identical to the closed polyp of Xenia and Phyllodesmium sp. H on which Ingo Burghardt writes "the brownish pigments on the cerata are arranged different, the cerata are thin and also arranged different from Phyllodesmium jakobsenae." Like other members of the genus Phyllodesmium it is what Bill Rudman calls "Solar-powered Sea Slugs". More informations on Phyllodesmium jakobsenae are at Michael D. Miller's Slug Site! |
