Okenia mellita is a species of sea slug, specifically a dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Goniodorididae.
| Okenia mellita | |
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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. mellita
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| Binomial name | |
| Okenia mellita Rudman, 2004[1]
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Distribution edit
This species was described from New South Wales, Australia. It is known only from eastern Australia.[2]
Description edit
This Okenia has a narrow body and five lateral papillae on each side. The body is bright orange and the tips of the mantle processes and the rhinophores are black.
Ecology edit
The diet of this species is unknown but is probably a bryozoan.
References edit
- ^ Rudman W.B. (2004) Further species of the opisthobranch genus Okenia (Nudibranchia: Goniodorididae) from the Indo-West Pacific. Zootaxa 695 : 1-70
- ^ Rudman, W.B., 2004 (December 21) Okenia mellita Rudman, 2004. [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.