Okenia academica

Okenia academica
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Nudibranchia
Superfamily: Onchidoridoidea
Family: Goniodorididae
Genus: Okenia
Species:
O. academica
Binomial name
Okenia academica
Camacho-García & Gosliner, 2004[1]

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

Distribution

This species was described from three specimens collected on the shore at Punta San Francisco, Playa Tamarindo, Parque Nacional Las Baulas, Area de Conservación Tempisque, 9°03′58″N 85°51′08″W / 9.06611°N 85.85222°W / 9.06611; -85.85222 (Position given is offshore; possibly 10°18′02″N 85°50′37″W / 10.300657°N 85.843565°W / 10.300657; -85.843565) and 9°34′53″N 85°08′26″W / 9.58139°N 85.14056°W / 9.58139; -85.14056, on the Pacific Ocean coast of Costa Rica.[1]

Description

This Okenia has a broad body and eight lateral papillae. The body is opaque white and the back is covered with small round red-brown tubercles.[3]

Ecology

The diet of this species is unknown.

References

  1. ^ a b Camacho-García, Y.E. & Gosliner, T.M. (2004) A New Species of Okenia (Gastropoda: Nudibranchia: Goniodorididae) from the Pacific Coast of Costa Rica. Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences, 55: 431-438.
  2. ^ Bouchet, P. (2015). Okenia academica Camacho-Garcia & Gosliner, 2004. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2015-10-16
  3. ^ Rudman, W.B., 2004 (December 21) Okenia academica Camacho-García & Gosliner, 2004. [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.