Knoutsodonta pictoni is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a shell-less marine gastropod mollusc in the family Onchidorididae.[2]
| Knoutsodonta pictoni | |
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| Inishbofin, Co Galway, Ireland. Two black animals with their spawn coils. | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Order: | Nudibranchia |
| Superfamily: | Onchidoridoidea |
| Family: | Onchidorididae |
| Genus: | Knoutsodonta |
| Species: | K. pictoni
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| Binomial name | |
| Knoutsodonta pictoni Furfaro & Trainito, 2017[1]
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Distribution
editThe type locality of this species is Tavolara-Punta Coda Cavallo Marine Protected Area, Porto San Paolo, North Eastern Sardinia, Central Tyrrhenian Sea, Mediterranean Sea, Italy, 40°52′52″N 9°38′13″E / 40.881°N 9.637°E. The original description included specimens from Achill Island, Ireland, Atlantic Ocean and Trieste, North Adriatic Sea, Italy. It is also known from the west coast of Scotland and Spain.
Diet
editKnoutsodonta pictoni feeds on the bryozoan Reptadeonella violacea
References
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- ^ Furfaro G. & Trainito E. (2017). A new species from the Mediterranean Sea and North-Eastern Atlantic Ocean: Knoutsodonta pictoni n. sp. (Gastropoda Heterobranchia Nudibranchia). Biodiversity Journal. 8(2): 725-738.
- ^ MolluscaBase (2018). Knoutsodonta pictoni Furfaro & Trainito, 2017. Accessed on 2018-09-11.