Trapania safracornia
Fahey, 2004
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Below is comment from Dr. Bill Rudman, go to Sea Slug Forum to read more information
Dear Brent,
I am pretty sure this is Trapania safracornia, a species we know very little about. Certainly the general colour pattern, including the rhinophores, is very similar. Species of Trapania should have a pair of recurved papillae flanking the rhinophore stalks and the gills. I can see the rhinophore ones in your photo but am not sure I can see the ones alongside the gills. If you have a photo from another angle you might be able to confirm that they are there. Species of Trapania are often found on sponges, but don't eat them.
Best wishes,
Bill Rudman
| Location: | Fremantle, Australia |
| Photographer: | Brent Murdoch |
| Camera: | Olympus C8080 Wide Zoom › View EXIF properties |
| Taken on: | January 21, 2007 |
| Viewed: | 362 times |
| Posted: | 10 months ago |
| Updated: | 10 months ago |
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Scientific Classification
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Opisthobranchia |
| Order: | Nudibranchia |
| Suborder: | Doridina |
| Family: | Goniodorididae |
| Species: | Trapania safracornia |