Okadaia cinnabareus

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Okadaia cinnabareus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Orthogastropoda
Superorder: Heterobranchia
Order: Opisthobranchia
Suborder: Nudibranchia
Family: Okadidae
Genus: Okadaia
Baba, 1930
Species: O. cinnabareus
Binomial name
Okadaia cinnabareus
(Ralph, 1944)
Synonyms

Pellibranchus cinnabareus Ralph, 1944

Okadaia cinnabareus is a species of minute sea slugs, dorid nudibranchs in the gastropod family Okadidae. This species is the only member of the genus Okadaia, which in turn is the only member of the family.

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[edit] Distribution

This species is endemic to the North Island of New Zealand.

[edit] Life habits

Okadaia cinnabareus feeds upon spiral-shelled polychaete worms in the genus Spirorbis.

[edit] Description

This is a very small, slender species, dull red, smooth bodied, with no gills, and its rhinophores retracted into pits. Its length is up to about 4 mm.

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