Okenia purpurata Rudman 2004

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

Distribution

This species was described from northern New South Wales, Australia. It is also known from Singapore.^[2]

Description

This Okenia has a narrow body and seven lateral papillae on each side and a single papilla in the middle of the back. The body is purple and the papillae are white. The rhinophores and gills are darker purple.

Ecology

The diet of this species is the ctenostome bryozoan Amathia tortuosa. It shares this food preference with Okenia vena which is very similar in shape but completely different in coloration.^[2]

References

Okenia purpurata Rudman, 2004 è un mollusco nudibranchio della famiglia Goniodorididae.^[1]

Il nome deriva dal latino purpuratus, cioè vestito di porpora, per il colore e l'aspetto.

Distribuzione e habitat

Rinvenuta al largo delle coste orientali del Nuovo Galles del Sud.

Note

Bibliografia

• Rudman W.B. (2004) Further species of the opisthobranch genus Okenia (Nudibranchia: Goniodorididae) from the Indo-West Pacific. Zootaxa 695 : 1-70
• Bouchet, P.; Fontaine, B. (2009). List of new marine species described between 2002-2006. Census of Marine Life.

Okenia purpurata is een slakkensoort uit de familie van de Goniodorididae.^[1] De wetenschappelijke naam van de soort is voor het eerst geldig gepubliceerd in 2004 door Rudman.