Okenia rhinorma

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Okenia rhinorma
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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. rhinorma
Binomial name
Okenia rhinorma
Rudman, 2007 [1]

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

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Distribution

This species was described from Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. [3]

Description

This Okenia has very large rhinophores. It is mostly opaque white, with lines and patches of purple and orange.

Ecology

The diet of this species is unknown but probably consists of tunicates.

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References

  1. Rudman, W.B. (2007) Two new species of Okenia (Gastropoda: Nudibranchia: Goniodorididae) from eastern Australia and Tanzania. Zootaxa, 1657: 57–67.
  2. Bouchet, P. (2015). Okenia rhinorma Rudman, 2007. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2015-10-21
  3. Rudman, W.B., 2007 (December 10) Okenia rhinorma Rudman, 2007. [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.