Trapania reticulata
Species of gastropod
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Trapania reticulata is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Goniodorididae.[2]
| Trapania reticulata | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Order: | Nudibranchia |
| Family: | Goniodorididae |
| Genus: | Trapania |
| Species: | T. reticulata |
| Binomial name | |
| Trapania reticulata Rudman, 1987[1] | |
Distribution
This species was described from the Great Barrier Reef. It has also been reported from the Andaman Sea[3] and Milne Bay, Papua New Guinea[4] which suggests a wide distribution in the central Indo-Pacific region. It has also been photographed in Bali, Indonesia.[5]
Description
This goniodorid nudibranch is translucent yellow with a reticulate pattern of brown pigment on the body, rhinophores, gills, oral tentacles and lateral papillae. The lateral papillae and the rhinophore clubs are unusually large in this species.[3]
Ecology
Trapania reticulata feeds on Entoprocta which often grow on sponges and other living substrata.[4]