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

Trapania reticulata
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Nudibranchia
Superfamily: Onchidoridoidea
Family: Goniodorididae
Genus: Trapania
Species:
T. reticulata
Binomial name
Trapania reticulata
Rudman, 1987[1]

Distribution

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This species was described from the Great Barrier Reef. It has also been reported from the Andaman Sea[3] and Milne Bay, Papua New Guinea[4] which suggests a wide distribution in the central Indo-Pacific region. It has also been photographed in Bali, Indonesia.[5]

Description

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This goniodorid nudibranch is translucent yellow with a reticulate pattern of brown pigment on the body, rhinophores, gills, oral tentacles and lateral papillae. The lateral papillae and the rhinophore clubs are unusually large in this species.[3]

Ecology

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Trapania reticulata feeds on Entoprocta which often grow on sponges and other living substrata.[4]

References

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  1. ^ Rudman, W.B. (1987). The genus Trapania (Nudibranchia: Goniodorididae) in the Indo-West Pacific. Journal of Molluscan Studies, 53: 189-212
  2. ^ Bouchet, P. (2015). Trapania reticulata. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2015-10-20
  3. ^ a b Rudman, W.B., 2000 (May 21) Trapania reticulata Rudman, 1987. [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.
  4. ^ a b Alicia, Milne Bay, Papua New Guinea on flickr
  5. ^ Connie Chen, Scuba Seraya, Bali.