Knoutsodonta neapolitana

Knoutsodonta neapolitana is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a shell-less marine gastropod mollusc in the family Onchidorididae.[2]

Knoutsodonta neapolitana
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Heterobranchia

clade Euthyneura
clade Nudipleura
clade Nudibranchia
clade Euctenidiacea

clade Doridacea
Superfamily:
Onchidoridoidea
Family:
Onchidorididae
Genus:
Knoutsodonta
Species:
K. neapolitana
Binomial name
Knoutsodonta neapolitana
Synonyms[2]
  • Idalia neapolitana Delle Chiaje, 1841 ([basionym])
  • Onchidoris neapolitana (Delle Chiaje, 1841)

Distribution

This species was described from Naples, Italy. It has also been reported from Numana, Ancona, Italy and the Mediterranean Sea coast of Spain.[3][4]

Diet

Knoutsodonta neapolitana feeds on the bryozoan Schizobrachiella sanguinea.[3]

References
  1. Delle Chiaje, S. (1841) Descrizione e notomia degli animali invertebrati della Sicilia citeriore osservati vivi negli anni 1822-1830, Napoli 7:pls. 86-181. [Nudibranchia pls. 88-89, 100, 104, 106, 178].
  2. MolluscaBase (2018). Knoutsodonta neapolitana (Delle Chiaje, 1841). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2018-09-10.
  3. Rudman, W.B., 2006 (April 26) Onchidoris neapolitana (Delle Chiaje, 1841). [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.
  4. Ballesteros, M., E. Madrenas, M. Pontes et al. (2012-2016) Onchidoris neapolitana in OPK-Opistobranquis. Published: 17/05/2012, Accessed: 20/01/2016.
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