Trapania sanctipetrensis
Trapania sanctipetrensis is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Goniodorididae.[2]
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| (unranked): | clade Heterobranchia clade Euthyneura clade Nudipleura clade Nudibranchia clade Euctenidiacea clade Doridacea |
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| Species: | T. sanctipetrensis |
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| Trapania sanctipetrensis Cervera, Garcia-Gomez & Megina, 2000[1] | |
Distribution
This species was described from Sancti-Petri, Chiclana de la Frontera, Bay of Cadiz, south west Spain.[3]
Description
The body of this goniodorid nudibranch is translucent white with a network of brown markings on the surface. The gills, oral tentacles and tail are tipped with white pigment.[3]
Ecology
Trapania sanctipetrensis probably feeds on Entoprocta which often grow on sponges and other living substrata but it was found on Bugula neritina.
References
- Cervera J.L., Garcia-Gomez J.C. & Megina C. (2000) A new species of Trapania Pruvot-Fol, 1931 from the Bay of Cadiz, with remarks on other Trapania species (Nudibranchia: Goniodorididae). Ophelia, 52(1): 17-24.
- Gofas, S. (2015). Trapania sanctipetrensis. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2015-10-20
- Rudman, W.B., 2007 (September 18) Trapania sanctipetrensis Cervera, Garcia-Gomez & Megina, 2000. [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.
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