Okenia atkinsonorum is a species of colourful sea slug, specifically a dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Goniodorididae.[2]
| Okenia atkinsonorum | |
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| Okenia atkinsonorum, Nelson Bay NSW, head end towards the left | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Heterobranchia |
| Order: | Nudibranchia |
| Suborder: | Doridina |
| Superfamily: | Onchidoridoidea |
| Family: | Goniodorididae |
| Genus: | Okenia |
| Species: | O. atkinsonorum
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| Binomial name | |
| Okenia atkinsonorum Rudman, 2007[1]
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Distribution edit
This species is known from New South Wales, southeastern Australia and probably also from Northern New Zealand.[3]
Description edit
This brightly coloured species is completely pink. Only the tips of the mantle projections, rhinophores and gills have a darker shade of the same color. It does not have a traditionally shaped mantle, but instead has up to seven lateral appendages or papillae that protrude from the main body.
Ecology edit
This species feeds on the bryozoan Pleurotoichus clathratus.
References edit
- ^ Rudman W.B. (2004) Further species of the opisthobranch genus Okenia (Nudibranchia: Goniodorididae) from the Indo-West Pacific. Zootaxa 695 : 1-70
- ^ Rosenberg, G. (2015). Okenia atkinsonorum Rudman, 2007. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2015-10-23
- ^ Rudman, W.B., 2007 (December 10) Okenia atkinsonorum Rudman, 2007. [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.