Radula of Trapania aurata from New Caledonia

March 12, 2008
From: Bill Rudman

To complement today's posting of many new species of Trapania here is an SEM photo showing aspects of the morphology of the radula of Trapania aurata from New Caledonia.

SEM photos showing irregularities in the left teeth of an animal from New Caledonia. Koumac, New Caledonia, October 1993, AM C200510.  SEM Photos: G. Avern. Scale = 50 µm.

  • Rudman, W.B. (1987) The genus Trapania (Nudibranchia: Goniodorididae) in the Indo-West Pacific. Journal of Molluscan Studies, 53: 189-212.

Best wishes
Bill Rudman

Rudman, W.B., 2008 (Mar 12) Radula of Trapania aurata from New Caledonia. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/21437

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