Kingdom Animalia Class Gastropoda Family Goniodorididae Rank Species | Phylum Mollusca Superfamily Onchidoridoidea Genus Okenia | |
Okenia impexa mollusca nudibranchia on the brazilian coast
Okenia impexa is a species of sea slug, specifically a dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Goniodorididae.
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Distribution
This species was described from the Brazil. It is known from Brazil north to North Carolina, USA. It has also been reported from the western Mediterranean and the Cape Verde Islands.
Description
This Okenia has a tall body and about five or six lateral papillae on each side of the mantle.
Ecology
The diet of this species is unknown but the shape of the animal resembles ascidian eating species of Okenia such as Okenia aspersa.
References
Okenia impexa Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA