Trapania brunnea

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Trapania brunnea
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Nudibranchia
Suborder: Doridina
Superfamily: Onchidoridoidea
Family: Goniodorididae
Genus: Trapania
Species:
T. brunnea
Binomial name
Trapania brunnea
Rudman, 1987 [1]

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

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Distribution

This species was described from New South Wales, Australia. It has also been reported from Victoria, Tasmania and New Zealand. [3]

Description

This goniodorid nudibranch is translucent pale brown with a meshwork pattern of darker brown covering most of the body apart from some irregular patches around the gills and rhinophores and along the midline of the back. The lateral papillae, gills and rhinophores are mostly translucent pale brown, with some brown markings. [3]

Ecology

Trapania brunnea feeds on Entoprocta which often grow on sponges and other living substrata. [3]

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References

  1. Rudman, W.B. (1987). The genus Trapania (Nudibranchia: Goniodorididae) in the Indo-West Pacific. Journal of Molluscan Studies, 53: 189-212
  2. Rosenberg, G.; Bouchet, P. (2015). Trapania brunnea. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2015-10-16
  3. 1 2 3 Rudman, W.B., 2001 (April 4) Trapania brunnea Rudman, 1987. [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.