Okenia pilosa | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Heterobranchia |
Order: | Nudibranchia |
Suborder: | Doridina |
Superfamily: | Onchidoridoidea |
Family: | Goniodorididae |
Genus: | Okenia |
Species: | O. pilosa
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Binomial name | |
Okenia pilosa (Bouchet and Ortea, 1983)
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Synonyms | |
Hopkinsia pilosa |
Okenia pilosa is a species of sea slug, specifically a dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Goniodorididae.
This species was described from New Caledonia. It is known from Hong Kong, Papua New Guinea and Heron Island (Queensland), Australia. [2]
This Okenia has a broad body and many irregularly arranged papillae. The body is translucent and has some spots of dark brown surrounded by pale brown pigment.
The diet of this species is a bryozoan, Calpensia sp.. [2]
Okenia pilosa | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Heterobranchia |
Order: | Nudibranchia |
Suborder: | Doridina |
Superfamily: | Onchidoridoidea |
Family: | Goniodorididae |
Genus: | Okenia |
Species: | O. pilosa
|
Binomial name | |
Okenia pilosa (Bouchet and Ortea, 1983)
[1]
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Synonyms | |
Hopkinsia pilosa |
Okenia pilosa is a species of sea slug, specifically a dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Goniodorididae.
This species was described from New Caledonia. It is known from Hong Kong, Papua New Guinea and Heron Island (Queensland), Australia. [2]
This Okenia has a broad body and many irregularly arranged papillae. The body is translucent and has some spots of dark brown surrounded by pale brown pigment.
The diet of this species is a bryozoan, Calpensia sp.. [2]