Okenia academica explained

Okenia academica is a species of sea slug, specifically a dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Goniodorididae.^[1]

Distribution

This species was described from three specimens collected on the shore at Punta San Francisco, Playa Tamarindo, Parque Nacional Las Baulas, Area de Conservación Tempisque, 9.0661°N -85.8522°W (Position given is offshore; possibly 10.3007°N -85.8436°W) and 9.5814°N -85.1406°W, on the Pacific Ocean coast of Costa Rica.

Description

This Okenia has a broad body and eight lateral papillae. The body is opaque white and the back is covered with small round red-brown tubercles.^[2]

Notes and References

1. Bouchet, P. (2015). Okenia academica Camacho-Garcia & Gosliner, 2004. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2015-10-16
2. Rudman, W.B., 2004 (December 21) Okenia academica Camacho-García & Gosliner, 2004. [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.

   Ecology

   The diet of this species is unknown.

   References