Trapania cirrita
Species of gastropod
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Trapania cirrita is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Goniodorididae.[2]
| Trapania cirrita | |
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| The nudibranch Trapania cirrita, Mossel Bay, South Africa | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Order: | Nudibranchia |
| Family: | Goniodorididae |
| Genus: | Trapania |
| Species: | T. cirrita |
| Binomial name | |
| Trapania cirrita | |
Distribution
This species was first described from South Africa.
Description
This goniodorid nudibranch is translucent brown in colour, with an irregular network of short white lines on the body.[3]
Ecology
Trapania cirrita probably feeds on Entoprocta which often grow on sponges and other living substrata.