Trapania rudmani

Trapania rudmani is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Goniodorididae.[2]

Trapania rudmani
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Heterobranchia
clade Euthyneura
clade Nudipleura
clade Nudibranchia
clade Euctenidiacea
clade Doridacea
Superfamily:
Onchidoridoidea
Family:
Goniodorididae
Genus:
Trapania
Species:
T. rudmani
Binomial name
Trapania rudmani
Miller, 1981[1]

Distribution

This species was described from Otago, New Zealand. It is found throughout New Zealand but has not been reported elsewhere.[1]

Description

The body of this goniodorid nudibranch is translucent with a frosted white surface. The rhinophores, gills, oral tentacles and tail are slightly more heavily marked with white pigment. The lateral papillae are also white, but with an orange or yellow stripe on the outer sides.[3]

Ecology

Trapania rudmani feeds on Entoprocta which often grow on sponges and other living substrata.[4]

References
  1. Miller, M.C. (1981) Trapania rudmani, a new dorid nudbranch (Gastropoda: Opisthobranchia) from New Zealand. New Zealand Journal of Zoology, 8: 5-9.
  2. Rosenberg, G.; Bouchet, P. (2015). Trapania rudmani. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2015-10-20
  3. Rudman, W.B., 2002 (February 9) Trapania rudmani Miller, 1981. [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.
  4. New Zealand Nudibranchs - Ian Skipworth
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