Tritoniella gnathodentata
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| Tritoniella gnathodentata | |
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| Scientific classification Edit this classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Order: | Nudibranchia |
| Suborder: | Cladobranchia |
| Family: | Tritoniidae |
| Genus: | Tritoniella |
| Species: | T. gnathodentata
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| Binomial name | |
| Tritoniella gnathodentata Schächinger, Schrödl, Wilson & Moles, 2022[1]
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Tritoniella gnathodentata is a species of the nudibranch genus Tritoniella.
Distribution
It is found in the waters off of South Georgia and Shag Rocks in the northern parts of the Scotia Arc at depths between 119 m (400 ft) and 751 m (2,500 ft).[2]
Ecology
Its diet consists of the gorgonian soft coral belonging to the family Primnoidae.[2]
Etymology
The species name stems from the diagnostic character of dentition on the masticatory border of the jaws.[2]
References
- ↑ Bouchet, Philippe (2022). "Tritoniella gnathodentata Schächinger, Schrödl, Wilson & Moles, 2022". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 16 May 2022.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Schächinger, P. M.; Schrödl, M.; Wilson, N. G.; Moles, J. (26 January 2022). "Crossing the polar front—Antarctic species discovery in the nudibranch genus Tritoniella (Gastropoda)". Organisms Diversity & Evolution. 22 (2): 431–456. doi:10.1007/s13127-022-00541-3. S2CID 246317737.