Okenia vena is a species of sea slug, specifically a dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Goniodorididae.
| Okenia vena | |
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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. vena
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| Binomial name | |
| Okenia vena Rudman, 2004[1]
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Distribution edit
This species was described from northern New South Wales, Australia. It is known only from eastern Australia.[2]
Description edit
This Okenia has a narrow body and seven to eight lateral papillae on each side and papillae in the middle of the back. The body is white and the rhinophores are brown. There is a pattern of broken brown lines on the back and tail.
Ecology edit
The diet of this species is the ctenostome bryozoan Amathia tortuosa.
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 vena Rudman, 2004. [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.