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Ceratodoris mellita (Rudman, 2004)
This Okenia has a narrow body and five lateral papillae on each side. The body is bright orange and the tips of the mantle processes and the rhinophores are black.
Ceratodoris mellita have orange color pattern, with black-tipped papillae and white lines, is quite unique in the genus.
The species name "mellita" comes from the Latin words for "honey, honey-sweet," a reference to the animal's golden orange-yellow color.
Ceratodoris mellita was described from New South Wales, Australia, and is known only from eastern Australia.
Synonymised names
Okenia mellita Rudman, 2004 · unaccepted
This Okenia has a narrow body and five lateral papillae on each side. The body is bright orange and the tips of the mantle processes and the rhinophores are black.
Ceratodoris mellita have orange color pattern, with black-tipped papillae and white lines, is quite unique in the genus.
The species name "mellita" comes from the Latin words for "honey, honey-sweet," a reference to the animal's golden orange-yellow color.
Ceratodoris mellita was described from New South Wales, Australia, and is known only from eastern Australia.
Synonymised names
Okenia mellita Rudman, 2004 · unaccepted
