Trapania toddi is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Goniodorididae.[2]
| Trapania toddi | |
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| The nudibranch, Trapania toddi, Tolo Channel, Hong Kong | |
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. toddi
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| Binomial name | |
| Trapania toddi Rudman, 1987[1]
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Distribution edit
This species was described from Loo Fu Fon, Tolo Channel, Hong Kong. The original description also includes a single specimen from Suakin, Sudan, Red Sea. It has also been reported from Heron Island (Queensland), Australia; Japan and Korea.[3]
Description edit
The body of this goniodorid nudibranch is white with brown or black patches containing white spots. The rhinophores, gills, oral tentacles, lateral papillae and tail are predominantly white with yellow patches below the tips. There is also a black or brown band on the front of the rhinophore, below the yellow patch.[3]
Ecology edit
Trapania toddi feeds on Entoprocta which often grow on sponges and other living substrata.[3]
References edit
- ^ Rudman, W.B. (1987). The genus Trapania (Nudibranchia: Goniodorididae) in the Indo-West Pacific. Journal of Molluscan Studies, 53: 189-212
- ^ Bouchet, P. (2014). Trapania toddi Rudman, 1987. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2015-03-01
- ^ a b c Rudman, W.B., 2001 (July 5) Trapania toddi Rudman, 1987. [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.
External links edit
- Photos of Trapania toddi on Sealife Collection