Okenia opuntia

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Okenia opuntia
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Heterobranchia
Order: Nudibranchia
Suborder: Doridina
Superfamily: Onchidoridoidea
Family: Goniodorididae
Genus: Okenia
Species:
O. opuntia
Binomial name
Okenia opuntia

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

Distribution

This species was described from Japan.

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References

  1. Baba K. (1960) The genera Okenia, Goniodoridella and Goniodoris from Japan (Nudibranchia Goniodorididae). Publications of the Seto Marine Biological Laboratory 8(1): 79-83. [30 May 1960].
  2. Bouchet, P. (2015). Okenia opuntia Baba, 1960. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2015-10-20