Biology:Knoutsodonta tridactila
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Short description: Species of gastropod
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| (unranked): | clade Heterobranchia
clade Euthyneura clade Nudipleura clade Nudibranchia clade Euctenidiacea clade Doridacea |
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| Species: | K. tridactila
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| Knoutsodonta tridactila (Ortea & Ballesteros, 1982)[1]
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Knoutsodonta tridactila is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a shell-less marine gastropod mollusc in the family Onchidorididae.[2]
Distribution
This species was described from Verdicio, Asturias, on the Atlantic Ocean coast of Spain , [ ⚑ ] 43°35′N 005°50′W / 43.583°N 5.833°W. Additional specimens were found nearby at El Puntal, [ ⚑ ] 43°30′N 005°14′W / 43.5°N 5.233°W.
Description
Knoutsodonta tridactila is similar in appearance to Knoutsodonta depressa but is distinguished by having a rhinophore sheath with three elongate tubercles, similar to the ones which cover the dorsal surface of the mantle.
Diet
This species was found on the bryozoan Schizomavella linearis which is a food also reported for Knoutsodonta depressa.
References
- ↑ Ortea, J. A., & V. Ballesteros (1982). Sobre algunos Onchidoris Blainville, 1816 (Mollusca, Opistobranchia, Doridacea) del litoral iberico. Investigación Pesquera 46: 239-254.
- ↑ Gofas, S. (2015). Onchidoris tridactila. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2016-01-23.
Wikidata ☰ Q13921871 entry
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