Okenia purpureolineata
| Okenia purpureolineata | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Heterobranchia |
| Order: | Nudibranchia |
| Suborder: | Doridina |
| Superfamily: | Onchidoridoidea |
| Family: | Goniodorididae |
| Genus: | Okenia |
| Species: | O. purpureolineata
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| Binomial name | |
| Okenia purpureolineata | |
Okenia purpureolineata is a species of sea slug, specifically a dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Goniodorididae.
Distribution[edit]
This species was described from Okinawa, Ryukyu Islands, Japan.[2]
Description[edit]
This Okenia has a narrow body and seven pairs of long lateral papillae. There are two papillae on the mid-line of the back, in front of the gills. The body is translucent purple and there is a network of dark purple lines on the back running from in front of the rhinophores to behind the gills.
Ecology[edit]
The diet of this species is the ctenostome bryozoan, Amathia sp.[2]
References[edit]
- ^ Gosliner, T. M. (2004) Phylogenetic Systematics of Okenia, Sakishimaia, Hopkinsiella and Hopkinsia (Nudibranchia: Goniodorididae) with descriptions of new species from the tropical Indo-Pacific. Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences, 55: 125-161.
- ^ a b Rudman, W.B., 2004 (December 21) Okenia purpureolineata Gosliner, 2004. [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.