Notodoris citrina
Species of gastropod
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Notodoris citrina is a species of sea slug. It is a dorid nudibranch, a shell-less marine gastropod mollusc in the family Aegiridae.[2]
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| Notodoris citrina | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Order: | Nudibranchia |
| Family: | Aegiridae |
| Genus: | Notodoris |
| Species: | N. citrina |
| Binomial name | |
| Notodoris citrina | |
| Synonyms | |
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Aegires citrina (Bergh, 1875) | |
Distribution
This species was described from Rarotonga, Cook Islands. It lives in the Indo-west Pacific area, where it has been found in Queensland, Australia; Indonesia, the Marshall Islands, Papua New Guinea and New Caledonia.[3]
Description
Notodoris citrina can grow to 60 mm in length. It is entirely yellow in colour. There are raised yellow tubercles all over the body and three fused extra-brachial appendages which shelter the gills. The rhinophores are also yellow in adults but black in juveniles.[3]
Diet
Notodoris citrina feeds on calcareous sponges belonging to the family Leucettidae.[3]