Trapania darvelli
Rudman, 1987

Order: NUDIBRANCHIA
Suborder: DORIDINA
Superfamily: ANADORIDOIDEA
Family: Goniodorididae

DISTRIBUTION

Previously known only from Hong Kong, there are now records on the Forum from the Solomon Ids and Marshall Ids.

PHOTO

2 specimens, 19 April 1986, Cock's Head Rock, Mirs Bay, 7 m, Hong Kong. AM C150348. Photos: Brian Darvell.

This white animal with brown oral tentacles, brown-tipped lateral processes and brown-edged gills and rhinophores differs from all other species of the genus in colour. The largest known specimen has a preserved length of 13 mm.

Trapania sp. 9 may be a colour variant.

  • Rudman,W.B.(1987). The genus Trapania (Nudibranchia: Goniodorididae) in the Indo-West Pacific. Journal of Molluscan Studies, 53: 189-212.
  • Rudman, W.B. & Darvell, B.W. (1990) Opisthobranch molluscs of Hong Kong. Part 1. Goniodorididae, Onchidorididae, Triophidae, Gymnodorididae, Chromodorididae, (Nudibranchia). Asian Marine Biology, 7: 31-79
Authorship details
Rudman, W.B., 2001 (July 5) Trapania darvelli Rudman, 1987. [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/factsheet/trapdarv

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