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Knoutsodonta neapolitana

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Species of gastropod

Knoutsodonta neapolitana
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Nudibranchia
Superfamily: Onchidoridoidea
Family: Onchidorididae
Genus: Knoutsodonta
Species: K. neapolitana
Binomial name
Knoutsodonta neapolitana
(Delle Chiaje, 1841)
Synonyms
  • Idalia neapolitana Delle Chiaje, 1841 ()
  • Onchidoris neapolitana (Delle Chiaje, 1841)

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

Distribution

This species was described from Naples, Italy. It has also been reported from Numana, Ancona, Italy and the Mediterranean Sea coast of Spain.

Diet

Knoutsodonta neapolitana feeds on the bryozoan Schizobrachiella sanguinea.

References

  1. Delle Chiaje, S. (1841) Descrizione e notomia degli animali invertebrati della Sicilia citeriore osservati vivi negli anni 1822-1830, Napoli 7:pls. 86-181. .
  2. ^ MolluscaBase (2018). Knoutsodonta neapolitana (Delle Chiaje, 1841). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2018-09-10.
  3. ^ Rudman, W.B., 2006 (April 26) Onchidoris neapolitana (Delle Chiaje, 1841). Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.
  4. Ballesteros, M., E. Madrenas, M. Pontes et al. (2012-2016) Onchidoris neapolitana in OPK-Opistobranquis. Published: 17/05/2012, Accessed: 20/01/2016.
Taxon identifiers
Onchidoris neapolitana
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