Tritonicula myrakeenae

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Tritonicula myrakeenae
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Nudibranchia
Suborder: Tritoniacea
Family: Tritoniidae
Genus: Tritonicula
Species:
T. myrakeenae
Binomial name
Tritonicula myrakeenae
(Bertsch & Osuna, 1986) [1]

Tritonicula myrakeenae is a species of dendronotid nudibranch. It is a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Tritoniidae. [2] A number of species of Tritonia were moved to a new genus Tritonicula in 2020 as a result of an integrative taxonomic study of the family Tritoniidae. [3]

Distribution

This species is reported from California, USA and Baja California, Mexico to Costa Rica. [4] The type locality is Southeast end of Isla Cedros, Baja California, Mexico, rocky reef west of lighthouse, in Bahía Sudeste, 28°02′30″N115°12′00″W / 28.04167°N 115.20000°W / 28.04167; -115.20000 . [1]

References

  1. 1 2 Bertsch H.; Osuna A.M. (1986). A new species of Tritonia (Nudibranchia) from southern California and Baja California. The Nautilus. 100: 46-49.
  2. ↑ MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Tritonicula myrakeenae (Bertsch & Osuna, 1986). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2021-01-05.
  3. ↑ Korshunova, T.; Martynov, A. (2020). Consolidated data on the phylogeny and evolution of the family Tritoniidae (Gastropoda: Nudibranchia) contribute to genera reassessment and clarify the taxonomic status of the neuroscience models Tritonia and Tochuina. PLOS ONE. 15(11): e0242103.
  4. ↑ Goddard, J.H.R. & Green. B., 2009 (October 16) Tritonia myrakeenae Bertsch & Mozqueira, 1986. [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.
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