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Okenia lambat

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

Distribution

This species was described from Luzon Island, Philippines.[2]

Description

This Okenia has a broad body and eight pairs of long, pointed, lateral papillae. There is a single papilla on the back, in front of the gills. The body is opaque yellowish white and there is a broken brown band which runs from between the rhinophores to the tail, encircling the back and gills. This band is broken into a crazy paving pattern by thin white lines.

Ecology

The diet of this species is not known.

References

  1. ^ Gosliner, T. M. (2004) Phylogenetic Systematics of Okenia, Sakishimaia, Hopkinsiella and Hopkinsia (Nudibranchia: Goniodorididae) with descriptions of new species from the tropical Indo-Pacific. Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences, 55: 125-161.
  2. ^ Rudman, W.B., 2004 (December 21) Okenia lambat Gosliner, 2004. [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.
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Okenia lambat: Brief Summary

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

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