Trapania reticulata
Rudman, 1987

Order: NUDIBRANCHIA
Suborder: DORIDINA
Superfamily: ANADORIDOIDEA
Family: Goniodorididae

DISTRIBUTION

Known only from Great Barrier Reef.

PHOTO

Blue Hole Reef, 21-230, Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia. 18mm long alive. January 1985. Holotype. PHOTO: Ian Loch.

Translucent brown body with a reticulate pattern of brown lines which encircle yellowish spots.

See Stuart Hutchison's photo below.

Reference:
• Rudman, W.B. (1987) The genus Trapania (Nudibranchia: Goniodorididae) in the Indo-West Pacific. Journal of Molluscan Studies, 53: 189-212.

Authorship details
Rudman, W.B., 2000 (May 21) Trapania reticulata Rudman, 1987. [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/factsheet/trapreti

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