Poindimie's Phyllodesmium

Phyllodesmium poindimiei (AKA: Spun Of Light) is a species of aeolid nudibranch Gastropod belonging to the family Facelinidae that feeds on Alcyonacea. Cerata are important for its physical defense and efficient metabolic processes, but unlike other species in the Opisthobranch Mollusca clade, P. poindimiei’s pink cerata are used for defensive purposes other than Nematocyst (dinoflagellate) capture and toxin release. This species is spread sporadically along tropical coastal regions such as Australia, Hawaii, and the Indo-Pacific living in diverse marine habitats such as coral reefs.

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Is it venomous or poisonous?

We have no record of Poindimie's Phyllodesmium being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

Easily confused with

• Phyllodesmium macphersonae
• Phyllodesmium opalescens
• Phyllodesmium serratum

Classification

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Mollusca

Class

Gastropoda

Order

Nudibranchia

Family

Myrrhinidae

Genus

Phyllodesmium

Species

Phyllodesmium poindimiei

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