Tritoniella gnathodentata

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Tritoniella gnathodentata
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
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 .

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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]

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References

  1. Bouchet, Philippe (2022). "Tritoniella gnathodentata Schächinger, Schrödl, Wilson & Moles, 2022". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species . Retrieved 16 May 2022.
  2. 1 2 3 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.