Reticulidia gofasi
| Reticulidia gofasi | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Order: | Nudibranchia |
| Superfamily: | Phyllidioidea |
| Family: | Phyllidiidae |
| Genus: | Reticulidia |
| Species: | R. gofasi
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| Binomial name | |
| Reticulidia gofasi Valdés & Ortea, 1996[1]
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Reticulidia gofasi is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a shell-less marine gastropod mollusk in the family Phyllidiidae.[2]
Distribution
[edit]This species was described from a seamount at Josephine Bank 36°40.02′N 14°16.00′W / 36.66700°N 14.26667°W in 200–205 m, with other specimens from different seamount locations in the NE Atlantic Ocean.[1]
Description
[edit]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
[edit]This species feeds on a sponge.[citation needed]
References
[edit]- ^ 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
- ^ Gofas, S. (2006). Reticulidia gofasi Valdés & Ortea, 1996. In: MolluscaBase (2016). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2016-11-06.