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Trapania velox

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Trapania velox
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Nudibranchia
Superfamily: Onchidoridoidea
Family: Goniodorididae
Genus: Trapania
Species:
T. velox
Binomial name
Trapania velox
(Cockerell, 1901)[1]
Synonyms

Thecacera velox Cockerell, 1901 original combination

Trapania velox is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Goniodorididae.[2]

Distribution

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This species was described from La Jolla, California.[1] It has since been reported from California south to Bahia Tortugas, Baja California, Mexico.[3]

Description

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This goniodorid nudibranch is translucent white in colour, with a pattern dark brown lines forming a loose network on the body. The tips of the rhinophores, oral tentacles, gills, tail and lateral papillae are tipped with yellow.[4]

Ecology

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Trapania velox probably feeds on Entoprocta which often grow on sponges and other living substrata.

References

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  1. ^ a b Cockerell, T. D. A. 1901. Three new nudibranchs from California. Journal of Malacology 8(3):85-87.
  2. ^ Bouchet, P. (2015). Trapania velox. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2015-10-20
  3. ^ Behrens, D. W. and Hermosillo, A. (2005) Eastern Pacific Nudibranchs. A Guide to the Opisthobranchs from Alaska to Central America. Monterey, California, Sea Challengers. 1-137.
  4. ^ Rudman, W.B., 2006 (January 24) Trapania velox (Cockerell, 1901). [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.