Tritonia coralliumrubri
Tritonia coralliumrubri is a species of dendronotid nudibranch. It is a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Tritoniidae.[2] It feeds on the octocoral Corallium rubrum, the red coral.
| Tritonia coralliumrubri | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Heterobranchia |
| Order: | Nudibranchia |
| Suborder: | Cladobranchia |
| Family: | Tritoniidae |
| Genus: | Tritonia |
| Species: | T. coralliumrubri |
| Binomial name | |
| Tritonia coralliumrubri Doneddu, Sacco & Trainito, 2014[1] | |
Distribution
This species was found at Capo Caccia, Alghero, NW Sardinia, at 100 m depth, 40°59′N 008°11′E.[1]
References
- Doneddu, M.; Sacco, F., Trainito, E. (2014). Una nuova specie di Tritonia Cuvier 1798 (Opisthobranchia: Nudibranchia: Tritoniidae) dalla Sardegna occidentale associata al corallo rosso mediterraneo, Corallium rubrum (Linnè, 1758). pp. 77-79, In: Trainito E., Doneddu M., 2014. Nudibranchi del Mediterraneo. Il Castello, Cornaredo.
- MolluscaBase (2018). Tritonia coralliumrubri Doneddu, Sacco & Trainito, 2014. Accessed on 2021-01-11.
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