Trapania melaina
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| (unranked): | clade Heterobranchia
clade Euthyneura |
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| Species: | T. melaina
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| Trapania melaina Gosliner & Fahey, 2008[1]
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Trapania melaina is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Goniodorididae.[2]
Distribution
This species was first described from Sodwana Bay, South Africa.[3]
Description
This goniodorid nudibranch is black in colour with a fine speckling of cream spots. The oral tentacles, lateral papillae, tail and rhinophores are tipped with orange and the gills are translucent with small yellow and black spots.[3]
Ecology
Trapania melaina probably feeds on Entoprocta which often grow on sponges and other living substrata.
References
- ^ 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
- ^ Bouchet, P. (2015). Trapania melaina. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2015-10-20
- ^ a b Rudman, W.B., 2008 (March 10) Trapania melaina Gosliner & Fahey, 2008. [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.