Kingdom Animalia Superfamily Onchidoridoidea Phylum Mollusca Rank Species | Class Gastropoda Family Onchidorididae Genus Onchidoris | |
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Similar Onchidoris, Onchidoris pusilla, Onchidoris muricata, Rostanga rubra, Goniodoris castanea | ||
Onchidoris sparsa is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a shell-less marine gastropod mollusc in the family Onchidorididae.
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Distribution
This species was described from Cullercoats, North Tyneside, England. It is currently known from the European coasts of the North Atlantic Ocean from Norway, Orkney and Sweden south to the northern coast of Spain.
Diet
Onchidoris sparsa feeds on the bryozoan Cellepora pumicosa. It has also been reported to eat Porella concinna.
References
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