Okenia pellucida is a species of sea slug, specifically a dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Goniodorididae.
This species was described from south-eastern Australia. It is known from the United Arab Emirates, India, Malaysia, New Zealand, Palmyra Atoll and Japan.[2]
This Okenia has a narrow body and eleven or twelve pairs of short lateral papillae. There are a few papillae on the back, between the rhinophores and the gills. The body is translucent and covered with a reticulate pattern of brown lines. It is similar in shape and arrangement of the papillae to Okenia angelensis, Okenia zoobotryon and Okenia distincta.
The diet of this species is a bryozoan, Amathia verticillata which is a common fouling organism which is transported on ships' hulls.[2]
Okenia pellucida is a species of sea slug, specifically a dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Goniodorididae.
Okenia pellucida Burn, 1967 è un mollusco nudibranchio della famiglia Goniodorididae.[1]
Il nome deriva dal latino pellucidus, cioè trasparente, diafano, per l'aspetto.
Molto diffusa dal Giappone alla Malaysia, Nuova Zelanda, Australia, Hawaii e Emirati Arabi Uniti
Okenia pellucida Burn, 1967 è un mollusco nudibranchio della famiglia Goniodorididae.
Il nome deriva dal latino pellucidus, cioè trasparente, diafano, per l'aspetto.
Okenia pellucida is een slakkensoort uit de familie van de Goniodorididae.[1] De wetenschappelijke naam van de soort is voor het eerst geldig gepubliceerd in 1967 door Burn.
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