{"id":14576,"date":"2014-09-18T22:35:53","date_gmt":"2014-09-18T20:35:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/opistobranquis.info\/?page_id=14576"},"modified":"2025-06-19T12:06:43","modified_gmt":"2025-06-19T10:06:43","slug":"oxynoe-viridis","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/opistobranquis.info\/en\/guia\/sacoglossa\/oxynooidea\/oxynoe-viridis\/","title":{"rendered":"Oxynoe viridis"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<h3><em>Oxynoe viridis<\/em> (Pease, 1861)<\/h3>\n<h6 style=\"text-align: center;\"><div id=\"featured-img-id\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/opistobranquis.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Oxynoe-viridis-by-Murat-Draman-www.thedivingguidekas.com-%40-20090900-Kas-Antalya-Turquia-25m-on-Caulerpa-racemosa-var.-lamourouxii-2.jpg?w=900&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Oxynoe viridis by Murat Draman - www.thedivingguidekas.com @ 20090900 Kas, Antalya, Turquia, 25m on Caulerpa racemosa var. lamourouxii\" \/><\/div><em>Oxynoe viridis<\/em> by Murat Draman &#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.thedivingguidekas.com\">www.thedivingguidekas.com<\/a><br \/>\nPhotographed in september 2009 at Ka\u015f, Antalya (T\u00fcrkiye), at 25m on <em>Caulerpa racemosa var. lamourouxii<\/em><\/h6>\n<p><div class=\"opk-worms\"><h3>WoRMS Taxonomic Information<\/h3><div class=\"opk-success\">Current accepted name: <strong><em>Oxynoe viridis<\/em> (Pease, 1861)<\/strong><\/div><h4>Current classification<\/h4><table class=\"widefat striped\"><tr><th>Superdomain<\/th><td><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.marinespecies.org\/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1\">Biota<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><th>Kingdom<\/th><td><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.marinespecies.org\/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=2\">Animalia<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><th>Phylum<\/th><td><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.marinespecies.org\/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=51\">Mollusca<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><th>Class<\/th><td><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.marinespecies.org\/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=101\">Gastropoda<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><th>Subclass<\/th><td><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.marinespecies.org\/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=14712\">Heterobranchia<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><th>Infraclass<\/th><td><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.marinespecies.org\/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1057247\">Euthyneura<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><th>Subterclass<\/th><td><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.marinespecies.org\/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1057250\">Tectipleura<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><th>Superorder<\/th><td><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.marinespecies.org\/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=167\">Sacoglossa<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><th>Superfamily<\/th><td><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.marinespecies.org\/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=411955\">Oxynooidea<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><th>Family<\/th><td><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.marinespecies.org\/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=153471\">Oxynoidae<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><th>Genus<\/th><td><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.marinespecies.org\/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=138309\"><em>Oxynoe<\/em><\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><th>Species<\/th><td><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.marinespecies.org\/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=397164\"><em>Oxynoe viridis<\/em> (Pease, 1861)<\/a><\/td><\/tr><\/table><p class=\"footer\">Classification provided by the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS). [<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.marinespecies.org\/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=397164\">397164<\/a>]<\/p><\/div><strong>Synonyms<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Lophocercus viridis<\/em> Pease, 1861<\/li>\n<li><em>Oxynoe delicatula<\/em> G. Nevill &amp; H. Nevill, 1869<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Taxonomic note<br \/>\n<\/strong>This species was originally described by Pease in 1861 under the name <em>Lophocercus viridis<\/em>, based on living specimens collected in shallow waters among seaweeds in Huaheine, part of the Tahitian archipelago in French Polynesia. The species was subsequently transferred to the genus <em>Oxynoe<\/em>, and a second name, <em>Oxynoe delicatula<\/em> (Nevill &amp; Nevill, 1869), was later synonymized with it.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Description<br \/>\n<\/strong>Elongate-oval body with an elevated dorsal region and parapodial lobes that remain separate along the midline. The body is usually green in color, ranging from yellowish to olive tones, and shows considerable intraspecific variation. Specimens may exhibit a range of pigment patterns, including scattered large blue ocelli encircled in yellow or black, small brown or green spots, or white surface bumps. In some individuals, the parapodial margins bear thick white or yellow bands, often interrupted, and these may be overlaid with blue or purple reticulations. A reticulate yellow stripe may also extend from the rhinophores toward the anterior shell margin or terminate at the rhinophore base. The rhinophores themselves are smooth, matching the head coloration or displaying blue to purple spots or streaks. The head is smooth and bears grooved, truncated rhinophores. The oral lobes can be marked with blue or purple spots in some morphs. Parapodia are highly variable: some individuals are smooth, while others show scattered low bumps or numerous elongated papillae, especially along the parapodial edges, contributing to a hairy appearance. The papillae are typically pale yellow or white. The tail is narrow, more than twice the length of the shell, and tapers gradually to a rounded tip. It continues the color and pattern of the parapodia and may feature a median dorsal stripe and lateral bands composed of yellow lines punctuated with blue dots. As in other Oxynoidae, <em>O. viridis<\/em> has a fragile, translucent shell, largely hidden beneath the parapodia except at the anterior margin. The shell is thin, white, finely striated obliquely, and slightly convolute, with an inflated left side. The internal mantle tissue, visible through the shell, is golden brown and often bears large white spots and occasional ocelli ringed in yellow or blue. The aperture is broad and open, with a truncate posterior outer lip and a slightly callous inner lip.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Biology<br \/>\n<\/strong>It is typically found in shallow marine environments (0\u201310\u202fm depth), living among dense beds of <em>Caulerpa<\/em> algae, where it feeds and its coloration provides excellent camouflage. Field and laboratory observations confirm that it feeds on a variety of species, including <em>C. racemosa, C. scalpelliformis, C. serrulata, C. cupressoides<\/em>, and other related taxa. Feeding behavior involves the coordinated use of two flap-like oral appendages to grasp algal filaments, which are then pierced by the radula to extract cytoplasmic contents without regurgitation. The emptied filament is released afterward. Mating behavior includes reciprocal copulation as described by Jensen (1999). The species lays flattened, coiled yellow egg ribbons consisting of 2\u20133 whorls, which are deposited on the surface of the host algae. Development of larvae is planktotrophic, with one embryo per capsule and no extra-capsular yolk. In laboratory conditions, larvae hatched within 4\u20137 days at 22\u202f\u00b0C, with hatchling shell lengths ranging from approximately 112\u2013119\u202f\u00b5m. Such developmental traits suggest high dispersal capability, which correlates with the species&#8217; broad biogeographic distribution, also facilitated by the animal&#8217;s ecological tolerance to a broad range of temperatures, approximately 12.8\u202f\u00b0C to 29.2\u202f\u00b0C. This species has several effective anti-predatory adaptations. When disturbed, it secretes a sticky, opaque white mucus, likely of chemical deterrent value. Also, in extreme situations, individuals may autotomize their muscular tail, which continues to writhe post-detachment. This serves as a predator distraction mechanism, after which the tail is eventually regenerated.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Etymology<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Viridis<\/em>. From Latin &#8220;viridis&#8221;, green.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Distribution<br \/>\n<\/strong>Its native distribution range encompasses tropical and subtropical Indo-West-Pacific areas. Confirmed localities include South Africa, Sri Lanka, French Polynesia (including Mo&#8217;orea and the type locality of Huaheine), Japan (Okinawa), Guam, Philippines, Eastern Australia (New South Wales and Queensland) and New Zealand. More recently it has been reported from the Red Sea and also in the eastern Mediterranean, particularly along the coast of T\u00fcrkiye (reports from Ka\u015f area), but also in Dugi Otok Island (Bo\u017eava, Croatia). These last mediterranean occurrences are considered non-indigenous introductions, most likely via Lessepsian migration through the Suez Canal. <div id=\"flxmap-6a9c70d60c7e3\" class='flxmap-container' data-flxmap='flxmap_6a9c70d60c7e3' style=\"width:100%;height:400px;\"><\/div>\n<script data-noptimize=\"1\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n(function(w, fn) {\n if (w.addEventListener) w.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", fn, false);\n else if (w.attachEvent) w.attachEvent(\"onload\", fn);\n})(window, function() {\n var f = new FlexibleMap();\n f.panControl = true;\n f.mapTypeId = \"satellite\";\n f.setlocale(\"en-US\");\n f.kmlcache = \"5 minutes\";\n f.showKML(\"flxmap-6a9c70d60c7e3\", \"https:\/\/opistobranquis.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/kms\/14576.kmz\");\n window.flxmap_6a9c70d60c7e3 = f;\n});\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n<div style=\"width:100%;text-align:center;margin:12px 0 4px 0;\">\n  <div style=\"font-size:8pt;margin-bottom:6px;\">Known georeferenced records of the species: <em>Oxynoe viridis<\/em><\/div>\n  <table style=\"margin:0 auto;border-collapse:collapse;font-size:8pt;\">\n    <tr><td colspan=\"2\" style=\"text-align:left;padding-bottom:4px;\"><strong>Sources:<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>\n    <tr>\n      <td style=\"vertical-align:top;padding-right:40px;\">\n        <table style=\"border-collapse:collapse;\">\n<tr><td style='padding:1px 6px 1px 0;vertical-align:middle'><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/opistobranquis.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/kms\/wht-circle-lv.png?w=900&#038;ssl=1\" style='display:block'><\/td><td style='padding:1px 0;vertical-align:middle;white-space:nowrap'>OBIS<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style='padding:1px 6px 1px 0;vertical-align:middle'><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/opistobranquis.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/kms\/ylw-circle-lv.png?w=900&#038;ssl=1\" style='display:block'><\/td><td style='padding:1px 0;vertical-align:middle;white-space:nowrap'>GROC 2010-2011<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style='padding:1px 6px 1px 0;vertical-align:middle'><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/opistobranquis.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/kms\/grn-circle-lv.png?w=900&#038;ssl=1\" style='display:block'><\/td><td style='padding:1px 0;vertical-align:middle;white-space:nowrap'>Enric Madrenas<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style='padding:1px 6px 1px 0;vertical-align:middle'><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/opistobranquis.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/kms\/orange-circle-lv.png?w=900&#038;ssl=1\" style='display:block'><\/td><td style='padding:1px 0;vertical-align:middle;white-space:nowrap'>Jo\u00e3o Pedro Silva<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style='padding:1px 6px 1px 0;vertical-align:middle'><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/opistobranquis.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/kms\/pink-circle-lv.png?w=900&#038;ssl=1\" style='display:block'><\/td><td style='padding:1px 0;vertical-align:middle;white-space:nowrap'>Bernard Picton<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style='padding:1px 6px 1px 0;vertical-align:middle'><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/opistobranquis.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/kms\/blk-circle-lv.png?w=900&#038;ssl=1\" style='display:block'><\/td><td style='padding:1px 0;vertical-align:middle;white-space:nowrap'>GBIF<\/td><\/tr>        <\/table>\n      <\/td>\n      <td style=\"vertical-align:top;\">\n        <table style=\"border-collapse:collapse;\">\n<tr><td style='padding:1px 6px 1px 0;vertical-align:middle'><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/opistobranquis.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/kms\/purple-circle-lv.png?w=900&#038;ssl=1\" style='display:block'><\/td><td style='padding:1px 0;vertical-align:middle;white-space:nowrap'>OPK<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style='padding:1px 6px 1px 0;vertical-align:middle'><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/opistobranquis.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/kms\/red-circle-lv.png?w=900&#038;ssl=1\" style='display:block'><\/td><td style='padding:1px 0;vertical-align:middle;white-space:nowrap'>VIMAR<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style='padding:1px 6px 1px 0;vertical-align:middle'><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/opistobranquis.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/kms\/blu-circle-lv.png?w=900&#038;ssl=1\" style='display:block'><\/td><td style='padding:1px 0;vertical-align:middle;white-space:nowrap'>Manuel Ballesteros<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style='padding:1px 6px 1px 0;vertical-align:middle'><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/opistobranquis.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/kms\/cyan-circle-lv.png?w=900&#038;ssl=1\" style='display:block'><\/td><td style='padding:1px 0;vertical-align:middle;white-space:nowrap'>M@re Nostrum<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style='padding:1px 6px 1px 0;vertical-align:middle'><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/opistobranquis.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/kms\/grey-circle-lv.png?w=900&#038;ssl=1\" style='display:block'><\/td><td style='padding:1px 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Arya Widhi <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <\/div> <!-- close row --> <\/div><\/p>\n<p><p><strong>Bibliography<\/strong><\/p><ul><div id=\"zotpress-486c30c41884f1b151ab841cff0afe9a\" class=\"zp-Zotpress zp-Zotpress-Bib wp-block-group\">\n\n\t\t<span class=\"ZP_API_USER_ID ZP_ATTR\">1246567<\/span>\n\t\t<span class=\"ZP_ITEM_KEY ZP_ATTR\"><\/span>\n\t\t<span class=\"ZP_COLLECTION_ID ZP_ATTR\"><\/span>\n\t\t<span class=\"ZP_TAG_ID ZP_ATTR\">Oxynoe viridis<\/span>\n\t\t<span class=\"ZP_AUTHOR ZP_ATTR\"><\/span>\n\t\t<span class=\"ZP_YEAR ZP_ATTR\"><\/span>\n        <span class=\"ZP_ITEMTYPE ZP_ATTR\"><\/span>\n\t\t<span class=\"ZP_INCLUSIVE ZP_ATTR\">1<\/span>\n\t\t<span class=\"ZP_STYLE ZP_ATTR\">eunomia-revista-en-cultura-de-la-legalidad<\/span>\n\t\t<span class=\"ZP_LIMIT ZP_ATTR\">50<\/span>\n\t\t<span class=\"ZP_SORTBY ZP_ATTR\">creator<\/span>\n\t\t<span class=\"ZP_ORDER ZP_ATTR\">asc<\/span>\n\t\t<span class=\"ZP_TITLE ZP_ATTR\"><\/span>\n\t\t<span class=\"ZP_SHOWIMAGE ZP_ATTR\"><\/span>\n\t\t<span class=\"ZP_SHOWTAGS ZP_ATTR\"><\/span>\n\t\t<span class=\"ZP_DOWNLOADABLE ZP_ATTR\"><\/span>\n\t\t<span class=\"ZP_NOTES ZP_ATTR\"><\/span>\n\t\t<span class=\"ZP_ABSTRACT ZP_ATTR\"><\/span>\n\t\t<span class=\"ZP_CITEABLE ZP_ATTR\"><\/span>\n\t\t<span class=\"ZP_TARGET ZP_ATTR\">1<\/span>\n\t\t<span class=\"ZP_URLWRAP ZP_ATTR\"><\/span>\n\t\t<span class=\"ZP_FORCENUM ZP_ATTR\"><\/span>\n        <span class=\"ZP_HIGHLIGHT ZP_ATTR\"><\/span>\n        <span class=\"ZP_POSTID ZP_ATTR\">14576<\/span>\n\t\t<span class=\"ZOTPRESS_PLUGIN_URL ZP_ATTR\">https:\/\/opistobranquis.info\/wp-content\/plugins\/zotpress\/<\/span>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"zp-List loading\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"zp-SEO-Content\">\n\n\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .zp-zp-SEO-Content -->\n\t\t<\/div><!-- .zp-List -->\n\t<\/div><!--.zp-Zotpress-->\n\n<p><\/p>Bibliography based on the works by <b>Steve Long, 2006<\/b>. <a target=_blank href=https:\/\/opistobranquis.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Long-S.-2006-Bibliography-of-Opisthobranchia-1554-2000.pdf>Bibliography of Opisthobranchia 1554-2000<\/a> and <b>Gary McDonald, 2009<\/b>. <a href=http:\/\/escholarship.org\/uc\/item\/8115h0wz>Bibliographia Nudibranchia<\/a>, with later updates from other resources.<p><\/p><\/ul><p><\/p><p><strong>Further reading<\/strong><\/p><span style=\"font-size:10pt\"><ul><ul class=\"blogroll-links\"><li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.biodiversitylibrary.org\/name\/Oxynoe%20viridis\">Biodiversity Heritage Library<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/search\/?text=Oxynoe%20viridis\">Flickr pictures<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.irmng.org\/aphia.php?p=taxlist&#038;tName=Oxynoe%20viridis\">Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/Taxonomy\/Browser\/wwwtax.cgi?mode=Undef&#038;name=Oxynoe%20viridis&#038;lvl=0&#038;srchmode=1\">NCBI GenBank<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nudibranch.com.au\/pages\/2138e.htm\">Nudibranchs of the Sunshine Coast<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/iobis.org\/mapper\/?taxon=Oxynoe%20viridis\">OBIS - Search by Taxon<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.seaslugforum.net\/showall\/oxynviri\">SeaSlug Forum<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.marinespecies.org\/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&#038;id=397164\">World Register of Marine Species<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/ul><\/span><p><strong>Cite this article as: <\/strong><\/p><div style=\"display: block; background: #444444; padding: 10px 30px 10px 10px; border-radius: 5px; line-height: 18px;\"><p class=\"citacio\"><b>Pontes, Miquel<\/b> (2025) <em>\"Oxynoe viridis\"<\/em> in <em>OPK-Opistobranquis<\/em>. Published: 18\/09\/2014. Accessed: 05\/09\/2026. Available at (<a href=https:\/\/opistobranquis.info\/en\/?p=14576>https:\/\/opistobranquis.info\/en\/?p=14576<\/a>)<\/p><p><\/p><\/div><p><\/p><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Oxynoe viridis (Pease, 1861) Oxynoe viridis by Murat Draman &#8211;\u00a0www.thedivingguidekas.com Photographed in september 2009 at Ka\u015f, Antalya (T\u00fcrkiye), at 25m on Caulerpa racemosa var. lamourouxii Synonyms Lophocercus viridis Pease, 1861 Oxynoe delicatula G. Nevill &amp; H. 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