Phyllodesmium acanthorhinum is a species of sea slugs, an aeolid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Facelinidae.Gofas, S. (2015). 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.
Distribution This species was described from 3–4 m depth, near Onna Village, Horseshoe Cliffs, Okinawa, Ryukyu Islands, Japan.Bolland, R. 2015. 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.
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