Okenia virginiae
Okenia virginiae is a species of sea slug, specifically a dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Goniodorididae.[2]
Okenia virginiae | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Heterobranchia |
Order: | Nudibranchia |
Suborder: | Doridina |
Superfamily: | Onchidoridoidea |
Family: | Goniodorididae |
Genus: | Okenia |
Species: | O. virginiae |
Binomial name | |
Okenia virginiae Gosliner, 2004[1] | |
Distribution
This species was described from Vetchies Pier, Durban, South Africa.
References
- Gosliner T.M. 2004. Phylogenetic systematics of Okenia, Sakishimaia, Hopkinsiella and Hopkinsia (Nudibranchia: Goniodorididae) with descriptions of new species from the tropical Indo-Pacific. Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences, (4) 55(5): 125-161.
- Bouchet, P. (2015). Okenia virginiae Gosliner, 2004. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2015-10-20
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