Trapania goddardi

Trapania goddardi is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Goniodorididae.[2]

Trapania goddardi
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Heterobranchia
Order: Nudibranchia
Suborder: Doridina
Superfamily: Onchidoridoidea
Family: Goniodorididae
Genus: Trapania
Species:
T. goddardi
Binomial name
Trapania goddardi
Hermosillo & Valdes, 2004[1]

Distribution

This species was first described from Bahía de Banderas, Mexico.[3]

Description

The body of this goniodorid nudibranch attains 7 mm. It is translucent white in colour, with pale brown mottling and darker brown patches of surface pigment. The lateral papillae, oral tentacles, gills and rhinophores are mottled with light and dark brown like the body.[3][4]

Ecology

Trapania goddardi probably feeds on Entoprocta which often grow on sponges and other living substrata.

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References
  1. Hermosillo, A. & Valdés, Á. (2004) Two New Species of Dorid Nudibranchs (Mollusca, Opisthobranchia) from Bahía de Banderas and La Paz, Mexico. Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences, 55(28): 550–560, 5 figs.
  2. Bouchet, P. (2015). Trapania goddardi. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2015-10-19
  3. Rudman, W.B., 2005 (February 4) Trapania goddardi Hermosillo & Valdes, 2004. [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.
  4. Bertsch, H., 2006. Trapania goddardi The Slug Site, Miller, M. ed., accessed 2018-01-13.
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