Trapania nebula

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

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

Distribution

This species was described from Madang, Papua New Guinea.

Description

This goniodorid nudibranch is translucent grey-brown with an irregular pattern of white covering most of the body. The rhinophores and gills are edged with yellow or orange.

Ecology

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