Phylliroe
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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.
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.
Distribution and habitat
P. atlantica occurs in the (sub) tropical waters of the Atlantic and Pacific oceans. P. bucephalum is known from the Mediterranean.
See also
Lancelet
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