Trapania fusca

Trapania fusca is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Goniodorididae.[2]

Trapania fusca
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Heterobranchia
clade Euthyneura
clade Nudipleura
clade Nudibranchia
clade Euctenidiacea
clade Doridacea
Superfamily:
Onchidoridoidea
Family:
Goniodorididae
Genus:
Trapania
Species:
T. fusca
Binomial name
Trapania fusca
(Lafont, 1874)[1]
Synonyms
  • Drepania fusca, Lafont, 1874

Distribution

This species was described from the Bay of Arcachon, France where it was found commonly beneath oyster trestles.[1] It has also been reported from the Mediterranean Sea.[3]

Description

This goniodorid nudibranch is translucent white with a pattern of brown spots forming regular patches on the body. The head, rhinophore lamellae and lateral papillae are mostly opaque white. There are yellow markings on the rhinophores and the oral tentacles and tail are yellow with a white tip.[3]

Ecology

Trapania fusca probably feeds on Entoprocta, which often grow on sponges and other living substrata.

References
  1. Lafont A. (1874). Description d'un nouveau genre de nudibranche des côtes de France. Journal de Conchyliologie (3) 22: 369-370.
  2. Gofas, S. (2015). Trapania fusca. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2015-10-19
  3. Trapania fusca. At: Natura Malta.
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