Marionia gemmii is a species of sea slug, a dendronotid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Tritoniidae.[2]

Marionia gemmii
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Nudibranchia
Suborder: Cladobranchia
Family: Tritoniidae
Genus: Marionia
Species:
M. gemmii
Binomial name
Marionia gemmii
Almón, Pérez & Caballer, 2018[1]

Distribution

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This species was described from the Ria de Arousa, NW Spain, 42°30′21″N 8°56′05″W / 42.5057°N 8.9347°W / 42.5057; -8.9347.[1] It has been reported from the Mediterranean Sea.[3][4]

References

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  1. ^ a b Almón B., Pérez J. & Caballer M. (2018). Expect the unexpected: a new large species of Marionia (Heterobranchia: Nudibranchia: Tritoniidae) from western Europe. Invertebrate Systematics. 32(4): 892-908.
  2. ^ MolluscaBase (2019). MolluscaBase. Marionia gemmii Almón, Pérez & Caballer, 2018. Accessed on 2021-01-14.
  3. ^ Pontes, Miquel, Manuel Ballesteros, Enric Madrenas (2021) "Marionia gemmii" in OPK-Opistobranquis. Published: 07/01/2019. Accessed: 14/01/2021.
  4. ^ Trainito, E.; Fantin, M.; Torsani, F.; Furgaro, G. (2021). So large yet so unnoticed: the case of Marionia gemmii Almón, Pérez & Caballer, 2018 (Heterobranchia: Tritoniidae) in the Mediterranean Sea. Cahiers de Biologie Marine. 62 : 65 - 70.