| Trapania aureopunctata | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Order: | Nudibranchia |
| Superfamily: | Onchidoridoidea |
| Family: | Goniodorididae |
| Genus: | Trapania |
| Species: | T. aureopunctata |
| Binomial name | |
| Trapania aureopunctata Rudman, 1987 | |
Trapania aureopunctata is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Goniodorididae.
Distribution
This species was described from Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. It has also been reported from Tasmania and Victoria.
Description
The body of this goniodorid nudibranch is opaque white. There are very fine orange spots and a few larger orange spots on the body and lateral papillae.
Ecology
Trapania aureopunctata probably feeds on Entoprocta which often grow on sponges and other living substrata.
References
- Rudman, W.B. (1987). The genus Trapania (Nudibranchia: Goniodorididae) in the Indo-West Pacific. Journal of Molluscan Studies, 53: 189-212
- Bouchet, P. (2015). Trapania aureopunctata. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2015-10-16
- ^ Rudman, W.B., 2004 (January 27) Trapania aureopunctata Rudman, 1987. Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.
| Taxon identifiers | |
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| Trapania aureopunctata | |