Okenia pilosa (Bouchet & Ortea, 1983)
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Family:  Goniodorididae ()
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Environment:  benthic; marine; depth range 0 - 7 m
Distribution:  Indo-West Pacific: India to Japan, Australia, and New Caledonia. Tropical to subtropical.
Diagnosis:  The round flattened body is translucent white having dark brown specks and a few of white. Papillae are arranged in a series of irregular rows around the mantle edge. The central part of the mantle is smooth except for one central papilla and one on each side. Rhinophores and gills are somewhat elongate.
Biology:  Feed on encrusting bryozoan colonies on which they are found (Ref. 79924).
IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. 123251)
Threat to humans:  harmless
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