Okenia harastii

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Okenia harastii
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Nudibranchia
Family: Goniodorididae
Genus: Okenia
Species:
O. harastii
Binomial name
Okenia harastii
Pola, Roldán & Padilla, 2014[1]

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

This species was described from New South Wales, Australia.

Description

This Okenia has six pairs of lateral papillae and two to four papillae on the back, in front of the gills. The back is translucent brown in colour, with scattered dark brown spots. It is similar in shape and arrangement of the papillae to Okenia angelensis, Okenia distincta, Okenia zoobotryon and Okenia mija.

Ecology

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