Okenia kendi
Okenia kendi is a species of sea slug, specifically a dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Goniodorididae.
| Okenia kendi | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Heterobranchia |
| Order: | Nudibranchia |
| Suborder: | Doridina |
| Superfamily: | Onchidoridoidea |
| Family: | Goniodorididae |
| Genus: | Okenia |
| Species: | O. kendi |
| Binomial name | |
| Okenia kendi Gosliner, 2004[1] | |
Distribution
This species was described from Luzon Island, Philippines. It has also been reported from Timor and the Lembeh Strait, Sulawesi.[2]
Description
This Okenia has a broad body and eight pairs of long lateral papillae. There is a single papilla on the back, in front of the gills. The body is translucent white and there is a broad brown band which runs from between the rhinophores to the tail, encircling the gills and running down the tail. There is a brown line on the side of the foot, just below the lateral papillae. The outer two thirds of the papillae are also brown, often with a purple iridescent hue at the tips.
References
- Gosliner, T. M. (2004) Phylogenetic Systematics of Okenia, Sakishimaia, Hopkinsiella and Hopkinsia (Nudibranchia: Goniodorididae) with descriptions of new species from the tropical Indo-Pacific. Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences, 55: 125-161.
- Rudman, W.B., 2004 (December 21) Okenia kendi Gosliner, 2004. [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.
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