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Phylliroe
Sign in to savePhylliroe is a genus of average sized (up to ), highly transparent pelagic nudibranchs, marine gastropod molluscs in the order Opisthobranchia, that consists of two known species. It is notable for being an open-ocean hunter that resembles a fish in body plan and locomotion, an example of convergent evolution. thumb|Illustration of Phylliroe bucephalum
Species
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GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumMollusca
- ClassGastropoda
- OrderNudibranchia
- FamilyPhylliroidae
via GBIF
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 18
- With media
- 39
- Family
- Phylliroidae
- Collections
- CAS, USNM, WAM, SBMNH, MNHN, NHMUK
- Recorded in
- Japan, Mexico, United States, Australia, Colombia, Ocean Indien
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Encyclopedic overview
6 sectionsContents
- Distribution and habitat
- Ecology
- See also
- References
- External links
- Further reading
Phylliroe is a genus of average sized (up to ), highly transparent pelagic nudibranchs, marine gastropod molluscs in the order Opisthobranchia, that consists of two known species. It is notable for being an open-ocean hunter that resembles a fish in body plan and locomotion, an example of convergent evolution. thumb|Illustration of Phylliroe bucephalum
== Distribution and habitat== P. atlantica occurs in the (sub) tropical waters of the Atlantic and Pacific oceans. P. bucephalum is known from the Mediterranean.
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