Knoutsodonta pictoni
Knoutsodonta pictoni is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a shell-less marine gastropod mollusc in the family Onchidorididae.[2]
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| Inishbofin, Co Galway, Ireland. Two black animals with their spawn coils. | |
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| (unranked): | clade Heterobranchia clade Euthyneura clade Nudipleura clade Nudibranchia clade Euctenidiacea clade Doridacea |
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| Species: | K. pictoni |
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| Knoutsodonta pictoni Furfaro & Trainito, 2017[1] | |
Distribution
The type locality of this species is Tavolara-Punta Coda Cavallo Marine Protected Area, Porto San Paolo, North Eastern Sardinia, Central Tyrrhenian Sea, Mediterranean Sea, Italy, 40.881°N 9.637°E. The original description included specimens from Achill Island, Ireland, Atlantic Ocean and Trieste, North Adriatic Sea, Italy. It is also known from the west coast of Scotland and Spain.
Diet
Knoutsodonta pictoni feeds on the bryozoan Reptadeonella violacea
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References
- Furfaro G. & Trainito E. (2017). A new species from the Mediterranean Sea and North-Eastern Atlantic Ocean: Knoutsodonta pictoni n. sp. (Gastropoda Heterobranchia Nudibranchia). Biodiversity Journal. 8(2): 725-738.
- MolluscaBase (2018). Knoutsodonta pictoni Furfaro & Trainito, 2017. Accessed on 2018-09-11.
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