Okenia mellita
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(unranked): | clade Heterobranchia
clade Euthyneura |
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Species: | O. mellita
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Okenia mellita Rudman, 2004[1]
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Okenia mellita is a species of sea slug, specifically a dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Goniodorididae.
Distribution[]
This species was described from New South Wales, Australia. It is known only from eastern Australia.[2]
Description[]
This Okenia has a narrow body and five lateral papillae on each side. The body is bright orange and the tips of the mantle processes and the rhinophores are black.
Ecology[]
The diet of this species is unknown but is probably a bryozoan.
References[]
- ^ Rudman W.B. (2004) Further species of the opisthobranch genus Okenia (Nudibranchia: Goniodorididae) from the Indo-West Pacific. Zootaxa 695 : 1-70
- ^ Rudman, W.B., 2004 (December 21) Okenia mellita Rudman, 2004. [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.
Categories:
- Goniodorididae
- Gastropods described in 2004