Radula of Trapania aureopunctata

March 12, 2008
From: Bill Rudman

To complement today's posting of many new species of Trapania here are some SEM photos showing aspects of the morphology of the radula of Trapania aureopunctata.

SEM photos showing sections of the radular ribbon of the holotype. Clovelly, Sydney, New South Wales, October 1978. 9 mm long alive. AM C111941. SEM Photos: G. Avern. Scale = 10 µm.

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

Best wishes
Bill Rudman

Rudman, W.B., 2008 (Mar 12) Radula of Trapania aureopunctata. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/21443

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