Okenia academica
| Okenia academica | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Heterobranchia clade Euthyneura |
| Superfamily: | Onchidoridoidea |
| Family: | Goniodorididae |
| Genus: | Okenia |
| Species: | O. academica |
| Binomial name | |
| Okenia academica Camacho-García & Gosliner, 2004[1] | |
Okenia academica is a species of sea slug, specifically a dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Goniodorididae.[2]
Distribution
This species was described from Costa Rica. [3]
Description
This Okenia has a broad body and eight lateral papillae. The body is opaque white and the back is covered with small round red-brown tubercles.
Ecology
The diet of this species is unknown.
References
- ↑ Camacho-García, Y.E. & Gosliner, T.M. (2004) A New Species of Okenia (Gastropoda: Nudibranchia: Goniodorididae) from the Pacific Coast of Costa Rica. Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences, 55: 431-438.
- ↑ Bouchet, P. (2015). Okenia academica Camacho-Garcia & Gosliner, 2004. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2015-10-16
- ↑ Rudman, W.B., 2004 (December 21) Okenia academica Camacho-García & Gosliner, 2004. [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.
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