Trapania naeva

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

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

Distribution

This species was described from Ryukyu, Japan. It is widespread in the Indo-Pacific region with records from the African coast (Tanzania, Kenya) through the Maldives, Indonesia and Western Australia to Fiji.

Description

This goniodorid nudibranch is translucent white, with a pattern of large dark brown or black spots with smooth edges on the body. The gills, papillae, oral tentacles and rhinophores are dark brown or black.

Ecology

Trapania naeva 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. ↑ Bouchet, P. (2015). Trapania naeva. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2015-10-20
  3. 1 2 Rudman, W.B., 2008 (March 10) Trapania naeva Gosliner & Fahey, 2008. [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.

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