Trapania melaina

Trapania melaina
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Order:	Nudibranchia
Family:	Goniodorididae
Subfamily:	Anculinae
Genus:	Trapania
Species:	T. melaina
Binomial name
	Trapania melaina; Gosliner & Fahey, 2008

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

Distribution

This species was first described from Sodwana Bay, South Africa.

Description

This goniodorid nudibranch is black in colour with a fine speckling of cream spots. The oral tentacles, lateral papillae, tail and rhinophores are tipped with orange and the gills are translucent with small yellow and black spots.

Ecology

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

References

↑ 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
↑ Bouchet, P. (2015). Trapania melaina. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2015-10-20
1 2 Rudman, W.B., 2008 (March 10) Trapania melaina Gosliner & Fahey, 2008. [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.

Data related to Trapania melaina at Wikispecies

[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] Bouchet, P. (2015). Trapania melaina. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2015-10-20

[ssf-3] 1 2 Rudman, W.B., 2008 (March 10) Trapania melaina Gosliner & Fahey, 2008. [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.