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Molluscs of Tasmania

Goniodorididae: Okenia mija Burn, 1967 (‘daughter sea-slug’)

Synonym(s): mija Burn, 1967.
Typical body-length 6.0 mm. Lives subtidally on bryozoans, specifically Amathea species encrusting brown algal fronds, on which it feeds. Native. Endemic to southeastern Australia (NSW, TAS and VIC).

Classification

Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Heterobranchia
Order: Euctenidiacea – Doridacea
Superfamily: Onchidoridoidea
Family: Goniodorididae
Genus: Okenia

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