Notodoris citrina

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Notodoris citrina
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Heterobranchia
Order: Nudibranchia
Suborder: Doridina
Superfamily: Polyceroidea
Family: Aegiridae
Genus: Notodoris
Species:
N. citrina
Binomial name
Notodoris citrina
Bergh, 1875 [1]
Synonyms

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]

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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]

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References

  1. Bergh, R. (1875). Neue Nacktschnecken der Südsee. Journal des Museum Godeffroy 3(8):53–100.
  2. Bouchet, P. (2015). Notodoris citrina Gosliner & Behrens, 1997. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2016-02-17.
  3. 1 2 3 Rudman, W.B., 2003 (July 11) Notodoris citrina Bergh, 1875. [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.