Trapania cirrita is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Goniodorididae.Bouchet, P. (2015). Trapania cirrita. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2015-10-17
Distribution This species was first described from South Africa.
Description This goniodorid nudibranch is translucent brown in colour, with an irregular network of short white lines on the body.Rudman, W.B., 2008 (March 10) Trapania cirrita Gosliner & Fahey, 2008. [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.
Ecology Trapania cirrita probably feeds on Entoprocta which often grow on sponges and other living substrata.
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