Knoutsodonta reticulata

Knoutsodonta reticulata is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a shell-less marine gastropod mollusc in the family Onchidorididae.[2]

Knoutsodonta reticulata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Heterobranchia

clade Euthyneura
clade Nudipleura
clade Nudibranchia
clade Euctenidiacea

clade Doridacea
Superfamily:
Onchidoridoidea
Family:
Onchidorididae
Genus:
Knoutsodonta
Species:
K. reticulata
Binomial name
Knoutsodonta reticulata
(Ortea, 1979)[1]
Synonyms
  • Onchidoris reticulata Ortea, 1979

Distribution

This species was described from Playa de Artedo, Concha de Artedo, (43.56768°N 6.19105°W / 43.56768; -6.19105), Asturias on the North Atlantic Ocean coast of Spain.

Description

Knoutsodonta reticulata has a translucent white body with brown-green surface pigment which is more intense towards the centre and clearer towards the edges. The area around the rhinophores is white or translucent with two longitudinal bands running backwards towards the gills. Thinner un-pigmented lines join the bases of the tubercles giving a reticulate pattern. Near the edge the pigmentation is reduced to a few widely spaced black scores.

References
  1. Ortea J. (1979). Dos nuevas especies ibéricas de Onchidoris (Mollusca Opisthobranchia, Doridacea) colectadas en Asturias. Boletín de Ciencias de la Naturaleza (IDEA) 24: 167-175.
  2. MolluscaBase (2018). Knoutsodonta reticulata (Ortea, 1979). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2018-09-10.
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