Okenia hiroi explained

Okenia hiroi 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 the Kii peninsula, Japan. It has also been found in Korea and Hong Kong.^[2]

Notes and References

1. Rosenberg, G. (2015). Okenia hiroi (Baba, 1938). In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2015-10-23
2. Gordon D. P. & Rudman W. B. (12 June 2006). Integripelta acanthus n. sp. (Bryozoa: Eurystomellidae) — a tropical prey species of Okenia hiroi (Nudibranchia). Zootaxa 1229: 41-48.
3. Rudman, W.B., 2004 (December 21) Okenia hiroi Baba, 1938. [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.

   Description

   This Okenia has a broad flattened body and about nine elongate lateral papillae on each side of the mantle. These papillae are irregularly arranged and crowded and there are additional papillae arising from the back. The colour is bright pink with the papillae tipped with white or almost entirely white. It is similar in shape, colour and diet to Okenia rosacea from the Pacific coast of America.

   Ecology

   The diet of this species is the bryozoan Integripelta acanthus.^[2]

   References