| Okenia japonica | |
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| The nudibranch Okenia japonica, Mirs Bay, Hong Kong. | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Heterobranchia |
| Order: | Nudibranchia |
| Suborder: | Doridina |
| Superfamily: | Onchidoridoidea |
| Family: | Goniodorididae |
| Genus: | Okenia |
| Species: | O. japonica |
| Binomial name | |
| Okenia japonica | |
Okenia japonica is a species of sea slug, specifically a dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Goniodorididae.
The species was described from Sagami Bay, Japan. It has also been found in Hong Kong. [2]
This Okenia has a flattened body and short lateral papillae on each side of the mantle. It is predominantly opaque white in colour.
The species feeds on bryozoans.
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Kikutaro Baba was a Japanese malacologist. He was the leading researcher on sea slugs and bubble snails, opisthobranch gastropod mollusks in Japan.
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