| Trapania aurata | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Heterobranchia |
| Order: | Nudibranchia |
| Suborder: | Doridina |
| Superfamily: | Onchidoridoidea |
| Family: | Goniodorididae |
| Genus: | Trapania |
| Species: | T. aurata |
| Binomial name | |
| Trapania aurata Rudman, 1987 [1] | |
Trapania aurata is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Goniodorididae .
This species was described from Hong Kong, China. It has also been reported from New Caledonia. [2]
The body of this goniodorid nudibranch is opaque white. The gills are white and the rhinophores and the lateral papillae are orange. The oral tentacles are orange and there is usually an orange line extending from the tip of the tail partway towards the gills. The coloration is similar to Trapania vitta except that in that species the lateral papillae are entirely white. Trapania gibbera is another species which is mainly white. [2]
Trapania aurata probably feeds on Entoprocta which often grow on sponges and other living substrata.
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