Trapania norakhalafae

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Trapania norakhalafae
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The nudibranch Trapania norakhalafae, Dibba Sea, Gulf of Oman
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Heterobranchia
clade Euthyneura
clade Nudipleura
clade Nudibranchia
clade Euctenidiacea
clade Doridacea
Superfamily:
Onchidoridoidea
Family:
Goniodorididae
Genus:
Trapania
Species:
T. norakhalafae
Binomial name
Trapania norakhalafae
Khalaf, 2017

Trapania norakhalafae is a species of dorid nudibranch in the family Goniodorididae. It was identified as a species new to science in 2017, and was named in honour of the discoverer's daughter, Nora Khalaf. [1] [2]

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Description

Trapania norakhalafae grows up to 6mm in length and is white with dark brown marking on its upper (dorsal) surface. The pattern of markings vary between individuals. Two pairs of yellow, tentacle-like appendages arise from the basal area of each rhinophore and from the base of the creature's gills. The rhinophores are white, like the main body, but have dark brown distal parts. [1]

Habitat

The species was found in waters at depths between 3 and 16 metres, where it lives within coral reefs and mixed sandy flats where they are reported as feeding on small, sessile Enteroprocts that live on corals and sponges. [1]

Distribution

The species was first described from the Gulf of Oman in 2017. It is distributed from the Red Sea through the Arabian Sea and the Indo-Pacific region. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Khalaf-Sakerfalke von-Jaffa, Norman A.B.A.T.M.A.M.; Khalaf, Ola M.E.K. (September 2017). "Trapania norakhalafae Khalaf, 2017: A New Dorid Nudibranch Sea Slug Species from the Dibba Sea, East Coast of the United Arab Emirates, Gulf of Oman, Arabian Sea, Indian Ocean". Gazelle: The Palestinian Biological Bulletin (153): 7–30. ISSN   0178-6288 . Retrieved 20 October 2017.
  2. ↑ "Trapania norakhalafae Khalaf & Khalaf, 2017". ZooBank. Retrieved 20 October 2017.


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