Trapania maringa is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Goniodorididae.[2]
| Trapania maringa | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Order: | Nudibranchia |
| Superfamily: | Onchidoridoidea |
| Family: | Goniodorididae |
| Genus: | Trapania |
| Species: | T. maringa
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| Binomial name | |
| Trapania maringa Er. Marcus, 1957[1]
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Distribution
editThis species was first described from 14 km. west of Ubatuba, Sao Paulo, Brazil, where it was found amongst algae on the upper shore, in July and September 1955.[1]
Description
editThis goniodorid nudibranch is translucent white with an irregular network of dark brown pigment just beneath the skin.
The maximum recorded body length is 10 mm.[3]
Ecology
editMinimum recorded depth is 0 m.[3] Maximum recorded depth is 0 m.[3]
Trapania maringa probably feeds on Entoprocta which often grow on sponges and other living substrata.
References
edit- ^ a b Marcus, Er. 1957. On Opisthobranchia from Brazil (2). Journal of the Linnean Society, London, Zoology 43(292):390-486, p. 442-443, figs. 138-145.
- ^ Rosenberg, G. (2015). Trapania maringa. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2015-10-20
- ^ a b c Welch J. J. (2010). "The “Island Rule” and Deep-Sea Gastropods: Re-Examining the Evidence". PLoS ONE 5(1): e8776. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0008776.