Trapania cirrita is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Goniodorididae.[2]

Trapania cirrita
The nudibranch Trapania cirrita, Mossel Bay, South Africa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Nudibranchia
Superfamily: Onchidoridoidea
Family: Goniodorididae
Genus: Trapania
Species:
T. cirrita
Binomial name
Trapania cirrita
Gosliner & Fahey, 2008[1]

Distribution

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This species was first described from South Africa.

Description

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This goniodorid nudibranch is translucent brown in colour, with an irregular network of short white lines on the body.[3]

Ecology

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Trapania cirrita probably feeds on Entoprocta which often grow on sponges and other living substrata.

References

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  1. ^ 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
  2. ^ Bouchet, P. (2015). Trapania cirrita. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2015-10-17
  3. ^ Rudman, W.B., 2008 (March 10) Trapania cirrita Gosliner & Fahey, 2008. [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.