Okenia japonica | |
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The nudibranch Okenia japonica, Mirs Bay, Hong Kong. | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Heterobranchia |
Order: | Nudibranchia |
Suborder: | Doridina |
Superfamily: | Onchidoridoidea |
Family: | Goniodorididae |
Genus: | Okenia |
Species: | O. japonica
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Binomial name | |
Okenia japonica |
Okenia japonica is a species of sea slug, specifically a dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Goniodorididae.
The species was described from Sagami Bay, Japan. It has also been found in Hong Kong.[2]
This Okenia has a flattened body and short lateral papillae on each side of the mantle. It is predominantly opaque white in colour.
The species feeds on bryozoans.