Okenia barnardi
Okenia barnardi is a species of sea slug, specifically a dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Goniodorididae.[2]
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The nudibranch Okenia barnardi, Mirs Bay, Hong Kong. | |
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(unranked): | clade Heterobranchia clade Euthyneura clade Nudipleura clade Nudibranchia clade Euctenidiacea clade Doridacea |
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Species: | O. barnardi |
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Description
This Okenia has a narrow body and eight or nine pairs of curved lateral papillae. There is a single mid-dorsal papilla on the back, in front of the gills. The body is translucent and the back (mantle) is chestnut brown with white spots, the brown pigment becoming fainter in the middle of the back.
Etymology
This species was named in honour of Keppel Harcourt Barnard who named a number of South African nudibranchs.
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References
- Baba, K. 1937. Opisthobranchia of Japan (II). Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Kyushu Imperial University 5(7):289-344, pls. 1-2.
- Rosenberg, G. (2015). Okenia barnardi Baba, 1937. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2015-10-20
- Rudman, W.B., 2004 (December 21) Okenia barnardi Baba, 1937. [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.
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