Okenia harastii is a species of sea slug, specifically a dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Goniodorididae.[2]
| Okenia harastii | |
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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. harastii
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| Binomial name | |
| Okenia harastii Pola, Roldán & Padilla, 2014[1]
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Distribution edit
This species was described from New South Wales, Australia.
Description edit
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 edit
The diet of this species is a bryozoan.
References edit
- ^ Pola M., Roldán P. & Padilla S. (2014) Molecular data on the genus Okenia (Nudibranchia: Goniodorididae) reveal a new cryptic species from New South Wales (Australia). Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 94(3): 587–598.
- ^ Bouchet, P. (2015). Okenia harastii Pola, Roldán & Padilla, 2014. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2015-10-23
External links edit
Harasti, D., 2015. Okenia harastii Pola, Roldán & Padilla, 2014. Photograph 1 of living animal at Nudibranchs of Nelson Bay.
Harasti, D., 2015. Okenia harastii Pola, Roldán & Padilla, 2014. Photograph 2 of living animal at Nudibranchs of Nelson Bay.
