''Trapania cirrita'' is a
species of
sea slug, a
dorid
''Doridacea'' is a taxonomic grouping of dorid nudibranchs, shell-less marine gastropod mollusks.Bouchet P. & Rocroi J.-P. (Ed.); Frýda J., Hausdorf B., Ponder W., Valdes A. & Warén A. 2005''Classification and nomenclator of gastropod families ...
nudibranch, a
marine
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gastropod
The gastropods (), commonly known as snails and slugs, belong to a large taxonomic class of invertebrates within the phylum Mollusca called Gastropoda ().
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mollusc
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in the
family Goniodorididae
Goniodorididae are a taxonomic family of sea slugs, specifically dorid nudibranchs, marine gastropod molluscs in the order Opisthobranchia.
Genera
Genera in the family Goniodorididae include:
* '' Ancula'' Lovén, 1846
* ''Goniodoris
''Goniod ...
.
[Bouchet, P. (2015)]
''Trapania cirrita''.
In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2015-10-17
Distribution
This species was first described from
South Africa.
Description
This goniodorid nudibranch is translucent brown in colour, with an irregular network of short white lines on the body.
[Rudman, W.B., 2008 (March 10]
''Trapania cirrita'' Gosliner & Fahey, 2008.
n/nowiki> Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.
Ecology
''Trapania cirrita'' probably feeds on
Entoprocta which often grow on sponges and other living substrata.
References
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Goniodorididae
Gastropods described in 2008