Trapania toddi is a species of sea slug, a Doridoidea nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Goniodorididae.[Bouchet, P. (2014). Trapania toddi Rudman, 1987. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2015-03-01]
Distribution
This species was described from Loo Fu Fon,
Tolo Channel,
Hong Kong. The original description also includes a single specimen from
Suakin,
Sudan,
Red Sea. It has also been reported from Heron Island (Queensland),
Australia;
Japan and
Korea.
Description
The body of this goniodorid nudibranch is white with brown or black patches containing white spots. The rhinophores, gills, oral tentacles, lateral papillae and tail are predominantly white with yellow patches below the tips. There is also a black or brown band on the front of the rhinophore, below the yellow patch.
[Rudman, W.B., 2001 (July 5) Trapania toddi Rudman, 1987. [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.]
Ecology
Trapania toddi feeds on
Entoprocta which often grow on sponges and other living substrata.
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