Knoutsodonta pusilla explained

Knoutsodonta pusilla is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a shell-less marine gastropod mollusc in the family Onchidorididae.^[1]

Distribution

This species was described from Tor Bay, Devon, England. It is currently known from the European coasts of the North Atlantic Ocean from Norway, south to the Atlantic coast of Spain.^[2]

Notes and References

1. MolluscaBase (2018). Knoutsodonta pusilla (Alder & Hancock, 1845). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2018-09-10.
2. Thompson, T. E. and G. H. Brown (1984). Biology of Opisthobranch Molluscs Vol 2. 229 pp. 41 Pls. Ray Society, page 60.
3. Picton, B.E. & Morrow, C.C. (2015). Onchidoris pusilla (Alder & Hancock, 1845). [In] Encyclopedia of Marine Life of Britain and Ireland. Accessed on 2016-01-18.^[2]

   Diet

   Knoutsodonta pusilla feeds on the bryozoans Escharella immersa, Microporella ciliata, Escharoides coccineus and Porella concinna.

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