Okenia brunneomaculata

Okenia brunneomaculata

''Okenia brunneomaculata'' is a species of sea slug, specifically a dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Goniodorididae.
Nudibranch - Okenia brunneomaculata This Okenia brunneomaculata Nudibranch is all white in colour with brown markings on its body.
Its small in size, around 1 cm. Anilao,Batangas,Geotagged,Nudibranch,Okenia brunneomaculata,Philippines,Summer

Appearance

This ''Okenia'' has a broad body and five or six pairs of long, pointed, lateral papillae. There are four to seven papillae on the back, in front of the gills. The body is translucent white and there are broken chocolate brown bands which run from between the rhinophores to the tail, encircling the back and gills. There are additional chocolate brown spots in the middle of the back and on the sides of the foot.

Distribution

This species was described from Luzon Island, Philippines. It has also been reported from Timor, Sulawesi and Moreton Island, Queensland, Australia.Rudman, W.B., 2004 [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.

Habitat

The diet of this species is a ctenostome bryozoan.

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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionMollusca
ClassGastropoda
OrderNudibranchia
FamilyGoniodorididae
GenusOkenia
SpeciesO. brunneomaculata
Photographed in
Philippines