Trapania toddi
Rudman, 1987

Order: NUDIBRANCHIA
Suborder: DORIDINA
Family: Goniodorididae

DISTRIBUTION

Known only from Hong Kong and the Red Sea.

PHOTO

Suakin, Red Sea, Sudan, May 1980. 3mm long alive. PHOTO: C. Todd.

On larger specimens from Hong Kong there are a clear yellow bands on the oral tentacles, and gills, and the lateral processes and posterior end of foot are capped with yellow.

References:
• 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., 1998 (November 14) Trapania toddi Rudman, 1987. [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/factsheet/traptodd

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