Trapania naeva

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

Trapania naeva
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. naeva
Binomial name
Trapania naeva
Gosliner & Fahey, 2008[1]

Distribution

This species was described from Ryukyu, Japan. It is widespread in the Indo-Pacific region with records from the African coast (Tanzania, Kenya) through the Maldives, Indonesia and Western Australia to Fiji.[3]

Description

This goniodorid nudibranch is translucent white, with a pattern of large dark brown or black spots with smooth edges on the body. The gills, papillae, oral tentacles and rhinophores are dark brown or black.[3]

Ecology

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

References
  1. Gosliner, T.M. & Fahey, S.H. (2008) Systematics of Trapania (Mollusca: Nudibranchia: Goniodorididae) with descriptions of 16 new species Systematics and Biodiversity, 6 (1): 53-98
  2. Bouchet, P. (2015). Trapania naeva. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2015-10-20
  3. Rudman, W.B., 2008 (March 10) Trapania naeva Gosliner & Fahey, 2008. [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.
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