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 |
| Subclass: | Heterobranchia |
| Order: | Nudibranchia |
| Suborder: | Doridina |
| Superfamily: | Onchidoridoidea |
| Family: | Goniodorididae |
| Genus: | Trapania |
| Species: | T. cirrita
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| Binomial name | |
| Trapania cirrita | |
Distribution edit
This species was first described from South Africa.
Description edit
This goniodorid nudibranch is translucent brown in colour, with an irregular network of short white lines on the body.[3]
Ecology edit
Trapania 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.