Biology:Tritoniella gnathodentata

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Short description: Species of sea slug

Tritoniella gnathodentata
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Heterobranchia
Order: Nudibranchia
Suborder: Cladobranchia
Family: Tritoniidae
Genus: Tritoniella
Species:
T. gnathodentata
Binomial name
Tritoniella gnathodentata
Schächinger, Schrödl, Wilson & Moles, 2022[1]

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

  1. Bouchet, Philippe (2022). "Tritoniella gnathodentata Schächinger, Schrödl, Wilson & Moles, 2022". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1560230. 
  2. 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. 

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