Trapania darwini

Trapania darwini is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Goniodorididae.

Trapania darwini
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Heterobranchia
Order: Nudibranchia
Suborder: Doridina
Superfamily: Onchidoridoidea
Family: Goniodorididae
Genus: Trapania
Species:
T. darwini
Binomial name
Trapania darwini
Gosliner & Fahey, 2008[1]

Distribution

This species was first described from Española Island, Galapagos Islands.

Description

This goniodorid nudibranch is translucent white in colour, with an reticulate pattern of brown patches on the body. The tips of the rhinophores, gills, lateral papillae, oral tentacles and tail are yellow. Trapania goslineri has a similar pattern of colour except that the brown patches do not have white spots within them.[2]

Ecology

Trapania darwini probably feeds on Entoprocta which often grow on sponges and other living substrata.

References

  1. Gosliner, T.M. & Fahey, S.H. (2008) Systematics of Trapania (Mollusca: Nudibranchia: Goniodorididae) with descriptions of 16 new species Systematics and Biodiversity, 6 (1): 53-98
  2. Rudman, W.B., 2008 (March 10) Trapania darwini Gosliner & Fahey, 2008. [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.