| Trapania velox | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Heterobranchia |
| Order: | Nudibranchia |
| Suborder: | Doridina |
| Superfamily: | Onchidoridoidea |
| Family: | Goniodorididae |
| Genus: | Trapania |
| Species: | T. velox |
| Binomial name | |
| Trapania velox (Cockerell, 1901) [1] | |
| Synonyms | |
Thecacera veloxCockerell, 1901 original combination Contents | |
Trapania velox is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Goniodorididae . [2]
This species was described from La Jolla, California. [1] It has since been reported from California south to Bahia Tortugas, Baja California, Mexico. [3]
This goniodorid nudibranch is translucent white in colour, with a pattern dark brown lines forming a loose network on the body. The tips of the rhinophores, oral tentacles, gills, tail and lateral papillae are tipped with yellow. [4]
Trapania velox probably feeds on Entoprocta which often grow on sponges and other living substrata.
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