Phyllodesmium acanthorhinum
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| authority = Moore & Gosliner, 2014Moore E. & Gosliner T. (2014). Additions to the genus Phyllodesmium, with a phylogenetic analysis and its implications to the evolution of symbiosis. The Veliger. 51(4): 237-251. page(s): 238-242
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Phyllodesmium acanthorhinum is a species of sea slugs, an aeolid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Facelinidae.Gofas, S. (2015). [http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=819175 Phyllodesmium acanthorhinum.] In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2015-10-06
In 2015, the International Institute for Species Exploration names it as one of the "Top 10 New Species" for new species discovered in 2015.{{cite web|title=The ESF Top 10 New Species for 2015|url=http://www.esf.edu/top10/|publisher=State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry|accessdate=13 November 2015}}{{cite magazine|last1=Berenson|first1=Tessa|title=These Are the Top 10 New Species Discovered Last Year|url=https://time.com/3892806/top-ten-species-2014/|access-date=13 November 2015|magazine=Time|date=21 May 2015}}
Distribution
This species was described from 3–4 m depth, near Onna Village, Horseshoe Cliffs, Okinawa, Ryukyu Islands, Japan.Bolland, R. 2015. [http://www.rfbolland.com/okislugs/phylac1a.html Phyllodesmium acanthorhinum.] Okinawa Slug Site It has also been reported from Lizard Island, Great Barrier Reef, Australia.Wagele, H., I. Burghardt, N. Anthes, J. Evertsen, A. Klussmann-Kolb & G. Brodie. 2006. Species diversity of opisthobranch mollusks on Lizard Island, Great Barrier Reef, Australia. Records of the Western Australian Museum. Supplement 69:33–59.