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Species of gastropod

Okenia academica
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Nudibranchia
Superfamily: Onchidoridoidea
Family: Goniodorididae
Genus: Okenia
Species: O. academica
Binomial name
Okenia academica
Camacho-García & Gosliner, 2004

Okenia academica is a species of sea slug, specifically a dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Goniodorididae.

Distribution

This species was described from three specimens collected on the shore at Punta San Francisco, Playa Tamarindo, Parque Nacional Las Baulas, Area de Conservación Tempisque, 9°03′58″N 85°51′08″W / 9.06611°N 85.85222°W / 9.06611; -85.85222 (Position given is offshore; possibly 10°18′02″N 85°50′37″W / 10.300657°N 85.843565°W / 10.300657; -85.843565) and 9°34′53″N 85°08′26″W / 9.58139°N 85.14056°W / 9.58139; -85.14056, on the Pacific Ocean coast of Costa Rica.

Description

This Okenia has a broad body and eight lateral papillae. The body is opaque white and the back is covered with small round red-brown tubercles.

Ecology

The diet of this species is unknown.

References

  1. ^ Camacho-García, Y.E. & Gosliner, T.M. (2004) A New Species of Okenia (Gastropoda: Nudibranchia: Goniodorididae) from the Pacific Coast of Costa Rica. Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences, 55: 431-438.
  2. Bouchet, P. (2015). Okenia academica Camacho-Garcia & Gosliner, 2004. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2015-10-16
  3. Rudman, W.B., 2004 (December 21) Okenia academica Camacho-García & Gosliner, 2004. Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.
Taxon identifiers
Okenia academica
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