Trapania

Trapania
A live individual of Trapania maculata, in situ, head towards the bottom of the image
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Nudibranchia
Family: Goniodorididae
Subfamily: Anculinae
Genus: Trapania
Pruvot-Fol, 1931
Synonyms
  • Drepanida MacFarland, 1931

Trapania is a genus of sea slugs, specifically dorid nudibranchs, marine gastropod molluscs in the subfamily Anculinae in the family Goniodorididae.

Description

The genus Trapania is distinguished from other goniodorid nudibranchs by the possession of two pairs of lateral papillae which arise from the remnant of the pallial margin and curve backwards parallel with the main body axis. One pair arises just outside the rhinophores and the other just outside the gill cluster. A pair of prominent oral tentacles are attached to the front of the head.

Species

Species within the genus Trapania include:

Species brought into synonymy include:

References

  1. ↑ Pruvot-Fol A. (1931-1932). Notes de systématique sur les opisthobranches. Bulletin du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle. ser. 2, 3(3): 308-316 [June 1931]; 3(8): 746-755 [1932].
  2. 1 2 3 4 MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Trapania Pruvot-Fol, 1931. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2026-10-16.
  3. ↑ Edmunds M. (2009) abstract "Opisthobranchiate Mollusca from Ghana: Goniodorididae". Journal of Conchology 40(1): 37-54.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 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.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Rudman, W.B. (1987). The genus Trapania (Nudibranchia: Goniodorididae) in the Indo-West Pacific. Journal of Molluscan Studies, 53: 189-212. doi=10.1093/mollus/53.2.189
  6. ↑ Valdés, Á. (2009). A new species of Trapania Pruvot-Fol, 1931 (Mollusca, Gastropoda, Opisthobranchia, Nudibranchia) from the Caribbean Sea with an analysis of its phylogenetic relationships. Caribbean Journal of Science. 45(1):8-14.
  7. 1 2 3 4 5 Lam, K. & Valdés, Á. (2026). The genus Trapania (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Nudibranchia) in New Caledonia with descriptions of five new species. Journal of Natural History. 60(25-28): 1465-1511.
  8. ↑ Paz-Sedano, S.; Cobb, G.; Gosliner, T. M.; Pola, M. (2024). Filling gaps in the knowledge of Goniodorididae taxa (Mollusca, Gastropoda, Nudibranchia) with description of seven new species. Zootaxa. 5443(4): 523-547.
  9. ↑ Uribe, R. A.; Mendivil, A.; Pastor, R.; Atoche-Suclupe, D.; Aleman, S.; Flores, L.; Sepulveda, F. (2025). Unveiling a new species of Trapania (Gastropoda: Nudibranchia: Goniodorididae) from the South-eastern Pacific using anatomical and molecular tools. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom. 104: e121: 1–15.
  10. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Smirnoff, D. S.; Donohoo, S. A.; Gosliner, T. M. (2022). Extra-branchial processes manifest extra diversity: systematics of the genus Trapania (Nudibranchia: Goniodorididae) and nine new species descriptions. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 196(1): 270-313.