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Tritoniella gnathodentata

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Tritoniella gnathodentata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
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.

Distribution

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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

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Its diet consists of the gorgonian soft coral belonging to the family Primnoidae.[2]

Etymology

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The species name stems from the diagnostic character of dentition on the masticatory border of the jaws.[2]

References

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