Biology:Knoutsodonta maugeansis

From HandWiki
Revision as of 08:09, 28 June 2023 by QCDvac (talk | contribs) (update)
(diff) ← Older revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)
Short description: Species of gastropod

Knoutsodonta maugeansis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Phylum:
Class:
(unranked):
Superfamily:
Family:
Genus:
Species:
K. maugeansis
Binomial name
Knoutsodonta maugeansis
(Burn, 1958)[1]
Synonyms[2]
  • Lamellidoris maugeansis Burn, 1958
  • (Burn, 1958) Onchidoris maugeansis

Knoutsodonta maugeansis 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 Australia . It is found in Victoria and Tasmania.[3]

Diet

Knoutsodonta maugeansis feeds on the encrusting bryozoan, Beania magellanica.

References

  1. Burn, R. F. (1958). Further Victorian Opisthobranchia. Journal of the Malacological Society of Australia 1(2):20-36, pls. 6-7.
  2. 2.0 2.1 MolluscaBase (2018). Knoutsodonta maugeansis (Burn, 1958). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2018-09-10.
  3. Burn, R. & Wilson, R., 2011, Nudibranch, Onchidoris maugeansis, in Taxonomic Toolkit for marine life of Port Phillip Bay, Museum Victoria, accessed 22 Jan 2016.

Wikidata ☰ Q13921832 entry