Okenia mexicorum

Okenia mexicorum
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Order:	Nudibranchia
Superfamily:	Onchidoridoidea
Family:	Goniodorididae
Genus:	Okenia
Species:	O. mexicorum
Binomial name
	Okenia mexicorum; Gosliner & Bertsch, 2004

Okenia mexicorum is a species of sea slug, specifically a dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Goniodorididae.

Distribution

This species was described from Jalisco, Mexico, and it is known to occur further north, as far as Baja California Sur.^[2]

Description

This Okenia has a narrow body and eight to ten pairs of short lateral papillae. There is a median ridge on the back, from which a single papilla arises just in front of the gills. The body is translucent white and the mantle is covered with opaque white pigment. The papillae are red and there are red patches on the sides of the foot.

Ecology

The diet of this species is not known.

References

^ Gosliner, T. M. & Bertsch, H. (2004) Systematics of Okenia from the Pacific Coast of North America (Nudibranchia: Goniodorididae) with descriptions of three new species. Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences, 55: 412-428, figs. 1-11.
^ Rudman, W.B., 2004 (December 21) Okenia mexicorum Gosliner, 2004. [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.

[1] Gosliner, T. M. & Bertsch, H. (2004) Systematics of Okenia from the Pacific Coast of North America (Nudibranchia: Goniodorididae) with descriptions of three new species. Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences, 55: 412-428, figs. 1-11.

[ssf-2] Rudman, W.B., 2004 (December 21) Okenia mexicorum Gosliner, 2004. [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.

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