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 | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Order: | Nudibranchia |
Suborder: | Cladobranchia |
Family: | Tritoniidae |
Genus: | Tritonia |
Species: | T. coralliumrubri
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Binomial name | |
Tritonia coralliumrubri Doneddu, Sacco & Trainito, 2014[1]
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Distribution
editThis species was found at Capo Caccia, Alghero, NW Sardinia, at 100 m depth, 40°59′N 008°11′E / 40.983°N 8.183°E.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b 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.