Knoutsodonta neapolitana is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a shell-less marine gastropod mollusc in the family Onchidorididae.[2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Order: | Nudibranchia |
| Superfamily: | Onchidoridoidea |
| Family: | Onchidorididae |
| Genus: | Knoutsodonta |
| Species: | K. neapolitana
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| Binomial name | |
| Knoutsodonta neapolitana (Delle Chiaje, 1841)[1]
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Distribution
editThis species was described from Naples, Italy. It has also been reported from Numana, Ancona, Italy and the Mediterranean Sea coast of Spain.[3][4]
Diet
editKnoutsodonta neapolitana feeds on the bryozoan Schizobrachiella sanguinea.[3]
References
edit- ^ Delle Chiaje, S. (1841) Descrizione e notomia degli animali invertebrati della Sicilia citeriore osservati vivi negli anni 1822-1830, Napoli 7:pls. 86-181. [Nudibranchia pls. 88-89, 100, 104, 106, 178].
- ^ a b MolluscaBase (2018). Knoutsodonta neapolitana (Delle Chiaje, 1841). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2018-09-10.
- ^ a b Rudman, W.B., 2006 (April 26) Onchidoris neapolitana (Delle Chiaje, 1841). [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.
- ^ Ballesteros, M., E. Madrenas, M. Pontes et al. (2012-2016) Onchidoris neapolitana in OPK-Opistobranquis. Published: 17/05/2012, Accessed: 20/01/2016.