Biology:Onchidella nigricans
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Short description: Species of gastropod
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| Dorsal view of Onchidella nigricans | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Heterobranchia |
| Order: | Systellommatophora |
| Family: | Onchidiidae |
| Genus: | Onchidella |
| Species: | O. nigricans
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| Onchidella nigricans (Quoy & Gaimard, 1832)[1]
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Onchidella nigricans is a species of small, air-breathing sea slug, a shell-less marine pulmonate gastropod mollusc in the family Onchidiidae.
Distribution
This species occurs in New Zealand, as well as on the coast of south-eastern Australia , where it is common.[3][4]
Feeding
O. nigricans is a general herbivore feeding on algae. It also consumes zooplankton.[5]
Habitat
This species can be found in the intertidal zone on a variety of habitats.[5]
References
- ↑ , Wikidata Q97497716
- ↑ "Onchidella nigricans (Quoy & Gaimard, 1832)" (in en). https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=509940.
- ↑ , Wikidata Q114913042
- ↑ Powell A. W. B., New Zealand Mollusca, William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1979 ISBN:0-00-216906-1
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 , Wikidata Q29542031
Further reading
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Onchidella nigricans. |
- Miller M & Batt G, Reef and Beach Life of New Zealand, William Collins (New Zealand) Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1973
Wikidata ☰ Q3140887 entry
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