| Tritoniella gnocchi | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Order: | Nudibranchia |
| Suborder: | Cladobranchia |
| Family: | Tritoniidae |
| Genus: | Tritoniella |
| Species: | T. gnocchi |
| Binomial name | |
| Tritoniella gnocchi Schächinger, Schrödl, Wilson & Moles, 2022 [1] | |
Tritoniella gnocchi is a species of the nudibranch genus Tritoniella .
It is a singleton species that was found at Burdwood Bank East south of the Falkland Islands at a depth of approximately 565 m (1,900 ft). It is the only Tritoniella species that was found north of the Polar front outside of the Southern Ocean. [2]
Its diet consists of the gorgonian soft coral belonging to the family Primnoidae. [2]
The species name was dedicated to the Italian dumpling gnocchi due to the similarity to its external body form. [2]
