Reticulidia gofasi
| Reticulidia gofasi | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Heterobranchia clade Euthyneura |
| Superfamily: | Phyllidioidea |
| Family: | Phyllidiidae |
| Genus: | Reticulidia |
| Species: | R. goslineri |
| Binomial name | |
| Reticulidia gofasi Valdés & Ortea, 1996[1] | |
Reticulidia gofasi is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a shell-less marine gastropod mollusk in the family Phyllidiidae.[2]
Distribution
This species was described from a seamount at Josephine Bank 36°40.02′N 14°16.00′W / 36.66700°N 14.26667°W in 200-205 m, with other specimens from different seamount locations in the NE Atlantic Ocean.[1]
Description
This nudibranch is pale yellow, with conical tubercles. It was placed in the genus Reticulidia because of the distinctive structure of the pharyngeal bulb.[1]
Diet
This species feeds on a sponge.
References
- 1 2 3 Valdés Á. & Ortea J. (1996). Review of the family Phyllidiidae in the Atlantic Ocean (Nudibranchia, Doridoidea). American Malacological Bulletin 13(1-2): 1-9 page(s): 7-8
- ↑ Gofas, S. (2006). Reticulidia gofasi Valdés & Ortea, 1996. In: MolluscaBase (2016). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2016-11-06.
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