Biology:Okenia pilosa
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Short description: Species of gastropod
Okenia pilosa | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Heterobranchia |
Order: | Nudibranchia |
Suborder: | Doridina |
Superfamily: | Onchidoridoidea |
Family: | Goniodorididae |
Genus: | Okenia |
Species: | O. pilosa
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Binomial name | |
Okenia pilosa (Bouchet and Ortea, 1983)[1]
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Synonyms | |
Hopkinsia pilosa |
Okenia pilosa is a species of sea slug, specifically a dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Goniodorididae.
Distribution
This species was described from New Caledonia. It is known from Hong Kong, Papua New Guinea and Heron Island (Queensland), Australia .[2]
Description
This Okenia has a broad body and many irregularly arranged papillae. The body is translucent and has some spots of dark brown surrounded by pale brown pigment.
Ecology
The diet of this species is a bryozoan, Calpensia sp..[2]
References
- ↑ Bouchet, P. & Ortea, J. (1983). A new Hopkinsia feeding on Bryozoa in the South Pacific (Mollusca: Opisthobranchia). Venus 42(3): 227-233.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Rudman, W.B., 2004 (December 21) Okenia pilosa (Bouchet and Ortea, 1983). [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.
Wikidata ☰ Q3881368 entry
Original source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Okenia pilosa.
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