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Okenia kendi
Okenia kendi is a species of sea slug, specifically a dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Goniodorididae. DistributionThis species was described from Luzon Island, Philippines. It has also been reported from Timor and the Lembeh Strait, Sulawesi.[2] DescriptionThis Okenia has a broad body and eight pairs of long lateral papillae. There is a single papilla on the back, in front of the gills. The body is translucent white and there is a broad brown band which runs from between the rhinophores to the tail, encircling the gills and running down the tail. There is a brown line on the side of the foot, just below the lateral papillae. The outer two thirds of the papillae are also brown, often with a purple iridescent hue at the tips. EcologyThe diet of this species is an encrusting bryozoan.[2] References
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