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Reticulidia gofasi

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Reticulidia gofasi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Nudibranchia
Superfamily: Phyllidioidea
Family: Phyllidiidae
Genus: Reticulidia
Species:
R. gofasi
Binomial name
Reticulidia gofasi
Valdés & Ortea, 1996[1]

Reticulidia gofasi is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a shell-less marine gastropod mollusk in the family Phyllidiidae.[2]

Distribution

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This species was described from a seamount at Josephine Bank 36°40.02′N 14°16.00′W / 36.66700°N 14.26667°W / 36.66700; -14.26667 in 200–205 m, with other specimens from different seamount locations in the NE Atlantic Ocean.[1]

Description

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This nudibranch is pale yellow, with conical tubercles. It was placed in the genus Reticulidia because of the distinctive structure of the pharyngeal bulb.[1]

Diet

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This species feeds on a sponge.[citation needed]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Valdés Á. & Ortea J. (1996). Review of the family Phyllidiidae in the Atlantic Ocean (Nudibranchia, Doridoidea). American Malacological Bulletin 13(1-2): 1-9 page(s): 7-8
  2. ^ Gofas, S. (2006). Reticulidia gofasi Valdés & Ortea, 1996. In: MolluscaBase (2016). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2016-11-06.