Trapania maringa

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

Trapania maringa
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Heterobranchia
clade Euthyneura
clade Nudipleura
clade Nudibranchia
clade Euctenidiacea
clade Doridacea
Superfamily:
Onchidoridoidea
Family:
Goniodorididae
Genus:
Trapania
Species:
T. maringa
Binomial name
Trapania maringa
Er. Marcus, 1957[1]

Distribution

This species was first described from 14 km. west of Ubatuba, Sao Paulo, Brazil, where it was found amongst algae on the upper shore, in July and September 1955.[1]

Description

This goniodorid nudibranch is translucent white with an irregular network of dark brown pigment just beneath the skin.

The maximum recorded body length is 10 mm.[3]

Ecology

Minimum recorded depth is 0 m.[3] Maximum recorded depth is 0 m.[3]

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

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References
  1. Marcus, Er. 1957. On Opisthobranchia from Brazil (2). Journal of the Linnean Society, London, Zoology 43(292):390-486, p. 442-443, figs. 138-145.
  2. Rosenberg, G. (2015). Trapania maringa. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2015-10-20
  3. Welch J. J. (2010). "The “Island Rule” and Deep-Sea Gastropods: Re-Examining the Evidence". PLoS ONE 5(1): e8776. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0008776.
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