Tritonicula myrakeenae is a species of dendronotid nudibranch. It is a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Tritoniidae.[2] A number of species of Tritonia were moved to a new genus Tritonicula in 2020 as a result of an integrative taxonomic study of the family Tritoniidae.[3]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Order: | Nudibranchia |
| Suborder: | Cladobranchia |
| Family: | Tritoniidae |
| Genus: | Tritonicula |
| Species: | T. myrakeenae
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| Binomial name | |
| Tritonicula myrakeenae (Bertsch & Osuna, 1986)[1]
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Distribution
editThis species is reported from California, USA and Baja California, Mexico to Costa Rica.[4] The type locality is Southeast end of Isla Cedros, Baja California, Mexico, rocky reef west of lighthouse, in Bahía Sudeste, 28°02′30″N 115°12′00″W / 28.04167°N 115.20000°W.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b Bertsch H.; Osuna A.M. (1986). A new species of Tritonia (Nudibranchia) from southern California and Baja California. The Nautilus. 100: 46-49.
- ^ MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Tritonicula myrakeenae (Bertsch & Osuna, 1986). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2021-01-05.
- ^ Korshunova, T.; Martynov, A. (2020). Consolidated data on the phylogeny and evolution of the family Tritoniidae (Gastropoda: Nudibranchia) contribute to genera reassessment and clarify the taxonomic status of the neuroscience models Tritonia and Tochuina. PLOS ONE. 15(11): e0242103.
- ^ Goddard, J.H.R. & Green. B., 2009 (October 16) Tritonia myrakeenae Bertsch & Mozqueira, 1986. [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.