Trapania cirrita is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Goniodorididae.[2]
| Trapania cirrita | |
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| The nudibranch Trapania cirrita, Mossel Bay, South Africa | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Order: | Nudibranchia |
| Superfamily: | Onchidoridoidea |
| Family: | Goniodorididae |
| Genus: | Trapania |
| Species: | T. cirrita
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| Binomial name | |
| Trapania cirrita | |
Distribution
editThis species was first described from South Africa.
Description
editThis goniodorid nudibranch is translucent brown in colour, with an irregular network of short white lines on the body.[3]
Ecology
editTrapania cirrita probably feeds on Entoprocta which often grow on sponges and other living substrata.
References
edit- ^ Gosliner, T.M. & Fahey, S.H. (2008) Systematics of Trapania (Mollusca: Nudibranchia: Goniodorididae) with descriptions of 16 new species Systematics and Biodiversity, 6 (1): 53-98
- ^ Bouchet, P. (2015). Trapania cirrita. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2015-10-17
- ^ Rudman, W.B., 2008 (March 10) Trapania cirrita Gosliner & Fahey, 2008. [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.