Marionia bathycarolinensis
Marionia bathycarolinensis is a species of sea slug, a dendronotid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Tritoniidae.[2]
| Marionia bathycarolinensis | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Heterobranchia |
| Order: | Nudibranchia |
| Suborder: | Cladobranchia |
| Family: | Tritoniidae |
| Genus: | Marionia |
| Species: | M. bathycarolinensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Marionia bathycarolinensis Smith & Gosliner, 2005[1] | |
Distribution
This species was described from two specimens collected in deep water (191-223 m) by a submarine at Mutremdiu 3, Palau, Caroline Islands, 07°16′27″N 134°34′37″E.[1]
Ecology
Analysis of the stomach contents suggests that this species feeds on a species of the octocoral Paracis Kükenthal, 1919, Family Plexauridae Gray, 1859]].[1]
References
- Smith, V. G.; Gosliner, T. M. (2005). A new species of Marionia (Gastropoda: Nudibranchia) from the Caroline Islands. Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences. 4(56): 66-75.
- MolluscaBase (2018). Marionia bathycarolinensis V. G. Smith & Gosliner, 2005. Accessed on 2021-01-09.
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