Knoutsodonta neapolitana

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Knoutsodonta neapolitana
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Heterobranchia
Order: Nudibranchia
Suborder: Doridina
Superfamily: Onchidoridoidea
Family: Onchidorididae
Genus: Knoutsodonta
Species:
K. neapolitana
Binomial name
Knoutsodonta neapolitana
(Delle Chiaje, 1841) [1]
Synonyms [2]
  • Idalia neapolitanaDelle Chiaje, 1841 ([basionym])
  • Onchidoris neapolitana(Delle Chiaje, 1841)

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

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Distribution

This species was described from Naples, Italy. It has also been reported from Numana, Ancona, Italy and the Mediterranean Sea coast of Spain. [3] [4]

Diet

Knoutsodonta neapolitana feeds on the bryozoan Schizobrachiella sanguinea . [3]

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References

  1. Delle Chiaje, S. (1841) Descrizione e notomia degli animali invertebrati della Sicilia citeriore osservati vivi negli anni 1822-1830, Napoli 7:pls. 86-181. [Nudibranchia pls. 88-89, 100, 104, 106, 178].
  2. 1 2 MolluscaBase (2018). Knoutsodonta neapolitana (Delle Chiaje, 1841). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2018-09-10.
  3. 1 2 Rudman, W.B., 2006 (April 26) Onchidoris neapolitana (Delle Chiaje, 1841). [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.
  4. Ballesteros, M., E. Madrenas, M. Pontes et al. (2012-2016) Onchidoris neapolitana in OPK-Opistobranquis. Published: 17/05/2012, Accessed: 20/01/2016.