| Okenia cochimi | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Order: | Nudibranchia |
| Superfamily: | Onchidoridoidea |
| Family: | Goniodorididae |
| Genus: | Okenia |
| Species: | O. cochimi |
| Binomial name | |
| Okenia cochimi Gosliner & Bertsch, 2004 | |
Okenia cochimi is a species of sea slug, specifically a dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Goniodorididae.
Distribution
This species was described from Isla Espíritu Santo, Baja California Sur with an additional specimen from Isla Cedros on the Pacific Ocean coast of Baja California. It has subsequently been reported as far south as the Islas Revillagigedos.
Description
This Okenia has a narrow body and five to eight pairs of lateral papillae. The body is translucent yellow with more opaque yellow pigment on the papillae, rhinophores and gills.
Ecology
The diet of this species is probably an encrusting bryozoan.
References
- ^ Gosliner, T. M. & Bertsch, H. (2004) Systematics of Okenia from the Pacific Coast of North America (Nudibranchia: Goniodorididae) with descriptions of three new species. Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences, 55: 412-428, figs. 1-11.
- Bouchet, P. (2015). Okenia cochimi Gosliner & Bertsch, 2004. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2015-10-20
- Bertsch, H., 2005. Okenia cochimi Slugsite nudibranch of the week, 466
- Rudman, W.B., 2004 (December 21) Okenia cochimi Gosliner, 2004. Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.
| Taxon identifiers | |
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| Okenia cochimi | |