Okenia vena

Okenia vena
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Nudibranchia
Superfamily: Onchidoridoidea
Family: Goniodorididae
Genus: Okenia
Species:
O. vena
Binomial name
Okenia vena
Rudman, 2004[1]

Okenia vena is a species of sea slug, specifically a dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Goniodorididae.

Distribution

This species was described from northern New South Wales, Australia. It is known only from eastern Australia.[2]

Description

This Okenia has a narrow body and seven to eight lateral papillae on each side and papillae in the middle of the back. The body is white and the rhinophores are brown. There is a pattern of broken brown lines on the back and tail.

Ecology

The diet of this species is the ctenostome bryozoan Amathia tortuosa.

References

  1. ^ Rudman W.B. (2004) Further species of the opisthobranch genus Okenia (Nudibranchia: Goniodorididae) from the Indo-West Pacific. Zootaxa 695 : 1-70
  2. ^ Rudman, W.B., 2004 (December 21) Okenia vena Rudman, 2004. [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.