Tritonia hirondelle is a species of dendronotid nudibranch. It is a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Tritoniidae.[2][3]

Tritonia hirondelle
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Nudibranchia
Suborder: Cladobranchia
Family: Tritoniidae
Genus: Tritonia
Species:
T. hirondelle
Binomial name
Tritonia hirondelle
Ortea & Moro, 2020[1]

Distribution

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This species was found off the island of Fogo in the Cape Verde islands, at 260 m depth, 14°50′N 024°28′W / 14.833°N 24.467°W / 14.833; -24.467 on a bright yellow octocoral, Acanthogorgia sp.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b Ortea J. & Moro L. (2020). El FS Poseidon rinde homenaje al Hirondelle: descripción de una nueva especie de Tritonia Cuvier, 1798 (Mollusca: Nudibranchia) de las aguas profundas de las islas de Cabo Verde para celebrar las singladuras de un yate carismático. Avicennia. 27: 29-34.
  2. ^ MolluscaBase (2018). Tritonia hirondelle Ortea & Moro, 2020. Accessed on 2021-01-11.
  3. ^ Gosliner, Terrence; Ghiselin, Michael (May 1987). "A new species of Tritonia (Opisthobranchia: Gastropoda) from the Caribbean sea". Bulletin of Marine Science. 40 (3): 428–436 – via ResearchGate.