Onchidoris neapolitana
| Onchidoris neapolitana | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Heterobranchia clade Euthyneura |
| Superfamily: | Onchidoridoidea |
| Family: | Onchidorididae |
| Genus: | Onchidoris |
| Species: | O. neapolitana |
| Binomial name | |
| Onchidoris neapolitana (Delle Chiaje, 1841)[1] | |
| Synonyms[2] | |
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Onchidoris neapolitana is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a shell-less marine gastropod mollusc in the family Onchidorididae.[2]
Distribution
This species was described from Naples, Italy. It has also been reported from Numana, Ancona, Italy and the Mediterranean Sea coast of Spain.[3][4]
Diet
Onchidoris neapolitana feeds on the bryozoan Schizobrachiella sanguinea.[3]
References
- ↑ Delle Chiaje, S. (1841) Descrizione e notomia degli animali invertebrati della Sicilia citeriore osservati vivi negli anni 1822-1830, Napoli 7:pls. 86-181. [Nudibranchia pls. 88-89, 100, 104, 106, 178].
- 1 2 Gofas, S. (2015). Onchidoris neapolitana (Delle Chiaje, 1841). In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2016-01-18.
- 1 2 Rudman, W.B., 2006 (April 26) Onchidoris neapolitana (Delle Chiaje, 1841). [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.
- ↑ Ballesteros, M., E. Madrenas, M. Pontes et al. (2012-2016) Onchidoris neapolitana in OPK-Opistobranquis. Published: 17/05/2012, Accessed: 20/01/2016.
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