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Notodoris citrina

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Species of gastropod

Notodoris citrina
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Nudibranchia
Superfamily: Polyceroidea
Family: Aegiridae
Genus: Notodoris
Species: N. citrina
Binomial name
Notodoris citrina
Bergh, 1875
Synonyms

Aegires citrina (Bergh, 1875)

Notodoris citrina is a species of sea slug. It is a dorid nudibranch, a shell-less marine gastropod mollusc in the family Aegiridae.

Distribution

This species was described from Rarotonga, Cook Islands. It lives in the Indo-west Pacific area, where it has been found in Queensland, Australia; Indonesia, the Marshall Islands, Papua New Guinea and New Caledonia.

Description

Notodoris citrina can grow to 60 mm in length. It is entirely yellow in colour. There are raised yellow tubercles all over the body and three fused extra-brachial appendages which shelter the gills. The rhinophores are also yellow in adults but black in juveniles.

Diet

Notodoris citrina feeds on calcareous sponges belonging to the family Leucettidae.

References

  1. Bergh, R. (1875). Neue Nacktschnecken der Südsee. Journal des Museum Godeffroy 3(8):53–100.
  2. Bouchet, P. (2015). Notodoris citrina Gosliner & Behrens, 1997. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2016-02-17.
  3. ^ Rudman, W.B., 2003 (July 11) Notodoris citrina Bergh, 1875. Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.
Taxon identifiers
Notodoris citrina
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