Trapania lineata

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

Trapania lineata
Trapania lineata crawling across a sponge.
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. lineata
Binomial name
Trapania lineata
Haefelfinger, 1960[1]

Distribution

This species was first described from Villefranche-sur-Mer in the Mediterranean Sea. It is found from Antalya, Turkey to Spain.[3]

Description

The length of the body attains 15 mm. This goniodorid nudibranch is translucent white in colour, with a pattern of opaque white lines on the body and running into the lateral papillae. The oral tentacles, rhinophores, gills and lateral processes are tipped with yellow-orange pigment. There is a narrow white stripe along the tail which becomes an orange tip.[3]

Ecology

Trapania lineata feeds on Entoprocta which often grow on sponges.[3]

References
  1. Haefelfinger, H-R. (1960) Neue und wenig bekannte Opisthobranchier der Gattungen Trapania und Caloria aus der Bucht von Villefranche-sur-mer (A.-M.). Revue Suisse de Zoologie, 67(2): 226-238.
  2. Gofas, S. (2015). Trapania lineata. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2015-10-19
  3. Rudman, W.B., 2002 (August 4) Trapania lineata Haefelfinger, 1960. [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.
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