Knoutsodonta pictoni

Knoutsodonta pictoni is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a shell-less marine gastropod mollusc in the family Onchidorididae.[2]

Knoutsodonta pictoni
Inishbofin, Co Galway, Ireland. Two black animals with their spawn coils.
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Heterobranchia
clade Euthyneura
clade Nudipleura
clade Nudibranchia
clade Euctenidiacea
clade Doridacea
Superfamily:
Onchidoridoidea
Family:
Onchidorididae
Genus:
Knoutsodonta
Species:
K. pictoni
Binomial name
Knoutsodonta pictoni
Furfaro & Trainito, 2017[1]

Distribution

The type locality of this species is Tavolara-Punta Coda Cavallo Marine Protected Area, Porto San Paolo, North Eastern Sardinia, Central Tyrrhenian Sea, Mediterranean Sea, Italy, 40.881°N 9.637°E / 40.881; 9.637. The original description included specimens from Achill Island, Ireland, Atlantic Ocean and Trieste, North Adriatic Sea, Italy. It is also known from the west coast of Scotland and Spain.

Diet

Knoutsodonta pictoni feeds on the bryozoan Reptadeonella violacea

References
  1. Furfaro G. & Trainito E. (2017). A new species from the Mediterranean Sea and North-Eastern Atlantic Ocean: Knoutsodonta pictoni n. sp. (Gastropoda Heterobranchia Nudibranchia). Biodiversity Journal. 8(2): 725-738.
  2. MolluscaBase (2018). Knoutsodonta pictoni Furfaro & Trainito, 2017. Accessed on 2018-09-11.
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