Oxynoe jordani Krug, Berriman & Á. Valdés, 2018

Description

A small shelled sacoglossan with a green background colour. Blue eye-spots are arranged in a regular pattern across the body, each with a small black centre, giving the appearance of pupils. Lives on the green alga Caulerpa cupressoides.

Distribution

Originally described from Lord Howe Island, Australia.

Etymology

The specific epithet jordani honours Jordan Lucas Rice, the 13-year-old Australian boy who gave up his place in a rescue so that his younger brother could be saved during the 2011 Queensland floods in Toowoomba.

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References

• Oxynoe sp. 6, Oxynoe sp. 2 ?, Terrence Gosliner, Ángel Valdés and David Behrens. (2015). Nudibranch and Sea Slug Identification Indo-Pacific. New World Pubns Inc.
• Oxynoe jordani sp. nov., Krug P.J., Berriman J.S. & Valdés Á. (2018). Phylogenetic systematics of the shelled sea slug genus Oxynoe Rafinesque, 1814 (Heterobranchia : Sacoglossa), with integrative descriptions of seven new species. Invertebrate Systematics. 32(4): 950-1003. https://doi.org/10.1071/is17080