Knoutsodonta pictoni
| Knoutsodonta pictoni | |
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| Inishbofin, Co Galway, Ireland. Two black animals with their spawn coils. | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Heterobranchia |
| Order: | Nudibranchia |
| Suborder: | Doridina |
| Superfamily: | Onchidoridoidea |
| Family: | Onchidorididae |
| Genus: | Knoutsodonta |
| Species: | K. pictoni
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| Binomial name | |
| Knoutsodonta pictoni Furfaro & Trainito, 2017[1]
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Knoutsodonta pictoni is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a shell-less marine gastropod mollusc in the family Onchidorididae.[2]
Distribution[edit]
The type locality of this species is Tavolara-Punta Coda Cavallo Marine Protected Area, Porto San Paolo, North Eastern Sardinia, Central Tyrrhenian Sea, Mediterranean Sea, Italy, 40°52′52″N 9°38′13″E / 40.881°N 9.637°E. The original description included specimens from Achill Island, Ireland, Atlantic Ocean and Trieste, North Adriatic Sea, Italy. It is also known from the west coast of Scotland and Spain.
Diet[edit]
Knoutsodonta pictoni feeds on the bryozoan Reptadeonella violacea
References[edit]
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Knoutsodonta pictoni.
- ^ Furfaro G. & Trainito E. (2017). A new species from the Mediterranean Sea and North-Eastern Atlantic Ocean: Knoutsodonta pictoni n. sp. (Gastropoda Heterobranchia Nudibranchia). Biodiversity Journal. 8(2): 725-738.
- ^ MolluscaBase (2018). Knoutsodonta pictoni Furfaro & Trainito, 2017. Accessed on 2018-09-11.