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Phyllodesmium briareum
Phyllodesmium briareum is a species of sea slug, an aolid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Facelinidae. The length of the slug is 7-25 mm. Phyllodesmium briareum uses camouflage and it looks like the soft coral Briareum violacea. This species contains zooxanthellae.
The distribution of Phyllodesmium briareum includes Indo-Pacific and Australia.
Spotted on Oct 9, 2012
Submitted on Dec 24, 2012
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