Trapania maculata
Haefelfinger, 1960

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

DISTRIBUTION

Western Mediterranean to British Isles.

PHOTO

Portland Bill, Dorset, England. June 1974. Photo: Tom Thompson.

Reference:
• Brown, G.H. & Picton, B.E. 1976. Trapania maculata Haefelfinger, a doridacean nudibranch new to the British fauna. Journal of Conchology, Lond., 29: 63-65.
• Haefelfinger, H-R. (1960) Neue und wenig bekannte Opisthobranchier der Gattungen Trapania und Caloria aus der Bucht von Villefranche-sur-mer (A.-M.). Revue Suisse de Zoologie, 67(2): 226-238.

Authorship details
Rudman, W.B., 2001 (February 10) Trapania maculata Haefelfinger, 1960. [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/factsheet.cfm?base=trapmacu

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