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Knoutsodonta tridactila

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Knoutsodonta tridactila
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Nudibranchia
Superfamily: Onchidoridoidea
Family: Onchidorididae
Genus: Knoutsodonta
Species:
K. tridactila
Binomial name
Knoutsodonta tridactila
(Ortea & Ballesteros, 1982)[1]
Synonyms
  • Onchidoris tridactila Ortea & Ballesteros, 1982

Knoutsodonta tridactila is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a shell-less marine gastropod mollusc in the family Onchidorididae.[2]

Distribution

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This species was described from Verdicio, Asturias, on the Atlantic Ocean coast of Spain, 43°35′N 005°50′W / 43.583°N 5.833°W / 43.583; -5.833. Additional specimens were found nearby at El Puntal, 43°30′N 005°14′W / 43.500°N 5.233°W / 43.500; -5.233.

Description

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Knoutsodonta tridactila is similar in appearance to Knoutsodonta depressa but is distinguished by having a rhinophore sheath with three elongate tubercles, similar to the ones which cover the dorsal surface of the mantle.

Diet

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This species was found on the bryozoan Schizomavella linearis which is a food also reported for Knoutsodonta depressa.

References

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  1. ^ Ortea, J. A., & V. Ballesteros (1982). Sobre algunos Onchidoris Blainville, 1816 (Mollusca, Opistobranchia, Doridacea) del litoral iberico. Investigación Pesquera 46: 239-254.
  2. ^ Gofas, S. (2015). Onchidoris tridactila. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2016-01-23.