Trapania orteai

Trapania orteai
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Nudibranchia
Family: Goniodorididae
Subfamily: Anculinae
Genus: Trapania
Species:
T. orteai
Binomial name
Trapania orteai
Garcia-Gomez & Cervera in Cervera & Garcia-Gomez, 1989

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

Distribution

This species was first described from the Straits of Gibraltar. It has also been reported from Sant'Agnello, Italy.

Description

The body of this goniodorid nudibranch is translucent white in colour, with elongate orange spots. The rhinophores and gills are yellow-brown and there is a patch of orange grading to yellow on the tail. The oral tentacles and lateral papillae are yellow with white bases and a hint of orange at the base of the yellow.

Ecology

Trapania orteai probably feeds on Entoprocta which often grow on sponges.

References

  1. ↑ Cervera, J.L. & Garcia-Gomez, J.C. (1989) Dos nuevas especies de Trapania Pruvot-Fol, 1931 (Gastropoda: Nudibranchia) del sur de España. Boll. Malacol., 24(9-12): 189-204.
  2. ↑ Rudman, W.B., 2007 (September 18) Trapania orteai Garcia-Gomez & Cervera in Cervera & Garcia-Gomez, 1989. [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.
  3. ↑ Trapania orteai [in] OPK - Opistobranquis
  4. ↑ Cervera, J. L., García-Gómez, J. C. & Megina, C. (2000) A new species of Trapania Pruvot-Fol, 1931 from the Bay of Cadiz, with remarks on other Trapania species. Ophelia 52: 17-24.