Trapania naeva

Trapania naeva
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Order:	Nudibranchia
Superfamily:	Onchidoridoidea
Family:	Goniodorididae
Genus:	Trapania
Species:	T. naeva
Binomial name
Trapania naeva Gosliner & Fahey, 2008 [1]

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

Distribution

This species was described from Ryukyu, Japan. It is widespread in the Indo-Pacific region with records from the African coast (Tanzania, Kenya) through the Maldives, Indonesia and Western Australia to Fiji. ^[3]

Description

This goniodorid nudibranch is translucent white, with a pattern of large dark brown or black spots with smooth edges on the body. The gills, papillae, oral tentacles and rhinophores are dark brown or black. ^[3]

Ecology

Trapania naeva probably feeds on Entoprocta which often grow on sponges and other living substrata.

References

1. Gosliner, T.M. & Fahey, S.H. (2008) Systematics of Trapania (Mollusca: Nudibranchia: Goniodorididae) with descriptions of 16 new species Systematics and Biodiversity, 6 (1): 53-98
2. Bouchet, P. (2015). Trapania naeva. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2015-10-20
3. Rudman, W.B., 2008 (March 10) Trapania naeva Gosliner & Fahey, 2008. [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.

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