Okenia opuntia
Okenia opuntia is a species of sea slug, specifically a dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Goniodorididae.[2]
| Okenia opuntia | |
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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. opuntia |
| Binomial name | |
| Okenia opuntia | |
Distribution
This species was described from Japan.
References
- Baba K. (1960) The genera Okenia, Goniodoridella and Goniodoris from Japan (Nudibranchia Goniodorididae). Publications of the Seto Marine Biological Laboratory 8(1): 79-83. [30 May 1960].
- Bouchet, P. (2015). Okenia opuntia Baba, 1960. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2015-10-20
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