Biology:Tritonia manicata

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Tritonia manicata
Tritonia manicata Deshayes, 1853.jpg
Scientific classification
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clade Heterobranchia
clade Euthyneura
clade Nudipleura
clade Nudibranchia
clade Dexiarchia
clade Cladobranchia
clade Dendronotida
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T. manicata
Binomial name
Tritonia manicata

Tritonia manicata is a species of dendronotid nudibranch. It is a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Tritoniidae.[2]

Drawing of dorsal view of Tritonia manicata from its original description by Gérard Paul Deshayes.

Distribution

This species was described from France . It is known from the Mediterranean Sea north to south-west England.[3]

Ecology

The diet of this species is a soft coral.

References

  1. (in French) Deshayes G. P. (1839-1853). Traité élémentaire de conchyliologie avec les applications de cette science à la geologie. Explication des planches. page 59. (1839-1857). Atlas Plate 93. Paris.
  2. Bouchet P. & Rocroi J.-P. (Ed.); Frýda J., Hausdorf B., Ponder W., Valdes A. & Warén A. 2005. Classification and nomenclator of gastropod families. Malacologia: International Journal of Malacology, 47(1-2). ConchBooks: Hackenheim, Germany. ISBN:3-925919-72-4. ISSN 0076-2997. 397 pp. http://www.vliz.be/Vmdcdata/imis2/ref.php?refid=78278
  3. Rudman, W.B., 2001 (October 28) Tritonia manicata Deshayes, 1853. [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.


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