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Okenia rhinorma

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Gastropoda

Family
  
Goniodorididae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Mollusca

Superfamily
  
Onchidoridoidea

Genus
  
Okenia

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Okenia rhinorma 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 Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.

Description

This Okenia has very large rhinophores. It is mostly opaque white, with lines and patches of purple and orange.

Ecology

The diet of this species is unknown but probably consists of tunicates.

References

Okenia rhinorma Wikipedia