Tritoniella gnathodentata is a species of the nudibranch genus Tritoniella.
| Tritoniella gnathodentata | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Heterobranchia |
| Order: | Nudibranchia |
| Suborder: | Cladobranchia |
| Family: | Tritoniidae |
| Genus: | Tritoniella |
| Species: | T. gnathodentata
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| Binomial name | |
| Tritoniella gnathodentata Schächinger, Schrödl, Wilson & Moles, 2022[1]
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Distribution edit
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 edit
Its diet consists of the gorgonian soft coral belonging to the family Primnoidae.[2]
Etymology edit
The species name stems from the diagnostic character of dentition on the masticatory border of the jaws.[2]
References edit
- ^ Bouchet, Philippe (2022). "Tritoniella gnathodentata Schächinger, Schrödl, Wilson & Moles, 2022". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 16 May 2022.
- ^ 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.