Okenia academica
| Okenia academica | |
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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. academica
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| Binomial name | |
| Okenia academica | |
Okenia academica is a species of sea slug, specifically a dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Goniodorididae.[2]
Distribution[edit]
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 (Position given is offshore; possibly 10°18′02″N 85°50′37″W / 10.300657°N 85.843565°W) and 9°34′53″N 85°08′26″W / 9.58139°N 85.14056°W, on the Pacific Ocean coast of Costa Rica.[1]
Description[edit]
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[edit]
The diet of this species is unknown.
References[edit]
- ^ 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.
- ^ Bouchet, P. (2015). Okenia academica Camacho-Garcia & Gosliner, 2004. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2015-10-16
- ^ Rudman, W.B., 2004 (December 21) Okenia academica Camacho-García & Gosliner, 2004. [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.