Trapania sanctipetrensis

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Trapania sanctipetrensis
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Nudibranchia
Superfamily: Onchidoridoidea
Family: Goniodorididae
Genus: Trapania
Species:
T. sanctipetrensis
Binomial name
Trapania sanctipetrensis
Cervera, Garcia-Gomez & Megina, 2000 [1]

Trapania Sanctipetrensis 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 Sancti-Petri, Chiclana de la Frontera, Bay of Cadiz, south west Spain. [3]

Description

The body of the Trapania Sanctipetrensis is translucent white with a network of brown markings on the surface. The gills, oral tentacles and tail are tipped with white pigment. [3] It grows to at least 8mm. [4]

Ecology

Trapania sanctipetrensis probably feeds on Entoprocta which often grow on sponges and other living substrata but it was found on Bugula neritina .

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References

  1. Cervera J.L., Garcia-Gomez J.C. & Megina C. (2000) A new species of Trapania Pruvot-Fol, 1931 from the Bay of Cadiz, with remarks on other Trapania species (Nudibranchia: Goniodorididae). Ophelia, 52(1): 17-24.
  2. Gofas, S. (2015). Trapania sanctipetrensis. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2015-10-20
  3. 1 2 Rudman, W.B., 2007 (September 18) Trapania sanctipetrensis Cervera, Garcia-Gomez & Megina, 2000. [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.
  4. jurisdiction=New South Wales; corporateName=Australian Museum; author=Rudman, W. B. (2010-07-15). "The Sea Slug Forum - Trapania sanctipetrensis". www.seaslugforum.net. Retrieved 2025-01-13.{{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)