| 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 |
| Binomial name | |
| Reticulidia gofasi Valdés & Ortea, 1996 | |
Reticulidia gofasi is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a shell-less marine gastropod mollusk in the family Phyllidiidae.
Distribution
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.
Description
This nudibranch is pale yellow, with conical tubercles. It was placed in the genus Reticulidia because of the distinctive structure of the pharyngeal bulb.
Diet
This species feeds on a sponge.
References
- ^ 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.
| Taxon identifiers | |
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| Reticulidia gofasi | |