Trapania orteai is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Goniodorididae.
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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. orteai
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| Binomial name | |
| Trapania orteai Garcia-Gomez & Cervera in Cervera & Garcia-Gomez, 1989[1]
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Distribution edit
This species was first described from the Straits of Gibraltar.[2] It has also been reported from Sant'Agnello, Napoli, Italy.[3]
Description edit
The body of this goniodorid nudibranch is translucent white in colour, with elongate orange spots. The rhinophores and gills are yellow-brown and there is a patch of orange grading to yellow on the tail. The oral tentacles and lateral papillae are yellow with white bases and a hint of orange at the base of the yellow.[4]
Ecology edit
Trapania orteai probably feeds on Entoprocta which often grow on sponges.
References edit
- ^ Cervera, J.L. & Garcia-Gomez, J.C. (1989) Dos nuevas especies de Trapania Pruvot-Fol, 1931 (Gastropoda: Nudibranchia) del sur de España. Boll. Malacol., 24(9-12): 189-204.
- ^ Rudman, W.B., 2007 (September 18) Trapania orteai Garcia-Gomez & Cervera in Cervera & Garcia-Gomez, 1989. [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.
- ^ Trapania orteai [in] OPK - Opistobranquis
- ^ Cervera, J. L., García-Gómez, J. C. & Megina, C. (2000) A new species of Trapania Pruvot-Fol, 1931 from the Bay of Cadiz, with remarks on other Trapania species. Ophelia 52: 17-24.