Notodoris citrina
| Notodoris citrina | |
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| (unranked): | clade Heterobranchia
clade Euthyneura |
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| Species: | N. citrina
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| Notodoris citrina | |
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Aegires citrina (Bergh, 1875) | |
Notodoris citrina is a species of sea slug. It is a dorid nudibranch, a shell-less marine gastropod mollusc in the family Aegiridae.[2]
Distribution
This species was described from Rarotonga, Cook Islands. It lives in the Indo-west Pacific area, where it has been found in Queensland, Australia; Indonesia, the Marshall Islands, Papua New Guinea and New Caledonia.[3]
Description
Notodoris citrina can grow to 60 mm in length. It is entirely yellow in colour. There are raised yellow tubercles all over the body and three fused extra-brachial appendages which shelter the gills. The rhinophores are also yellow in adults but black in juveniles.[3]
Diet
Notodoris citrina feeds on calcareous sponges belonging to the family Leucettidae.[3]
References
- ^ Bergh, R. (1875). Neue Nacktschnecken der Südsee. Journal des Museum Godeffroy 3(8):53–100.
- ^ Bouchet, P. (2015). Notodoris citrina Gosliner & Behrens, 1997. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2016-02-17.
- ^ a b c Rudman, W.B., 2003 (July 11) Notodoris citrina Bergh, 1875. [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.