Trapania lineata

Trapania lineata
Trapania lineata crawling across a sponge
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Nudibranchia
Family: Goniodorididae
Subfamily: Anculinae
Genus: Trapania
Species:
T. lineata
Binomial name
Trapania lineata
Haefelfinger, 1960

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

Distribution

This species was first described from Villefranche-sur-Mer in the Mediterranean Sea. It is found from Antalya, Turkey to Spain.

Description

The length of the body attains 15 mm. This goniodorid nudibranch is translucent white in colour, with a pattern of opaque white lines on the body and running into the lateral papillae. The oral tentacles, rhinophores, gills and lateral processes are tipped with yellow-orange pigment. There is a narrow white stripe along the tail which becomes an orange tip.

Ecology

Trapania lineata feeds on Entoprocta which often grow on sponges.

References

  1. ↑ Haefelfinger, H-R. (1960) Neue und wenig bekannte Opisthobranchier der Gattungen Trapania und Caloria aus der Bucht von Villefranche-sur-mer (A.-M.). Revue suisse de Zoologie, 67(2): 226-238.
  2. ↑ Gofas, S. (2015). Trapania lineata. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2015-10-19
  3. 1 2 3 Rudman, W.B., 2002 (August 4) Trapania lineata Haefelfinger, 1960. [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.