Tritoniella gnocchi is a species of the nudibranch genus Tritoniella.
| Tritoniella gnocchi | |
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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: | Tritoniella |
| Species: | T. gnocchi
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| Binomial name | |
| Tritoniella gnocchi Schächinger, Schrödl, Wilson & Moles, 2022[1]
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Distribution
editIt is a singleton species that was found at Burdwood Bank East south of the Falkland Islands at a depth of approximately 565 m (1,900 ft). It is the only Tritoniella species that was found north of the Polar front outside of the Southern Ocean.[2]
Ecology
editIts diet consists of the gorgonian soft coral belonging to the family Primnoidae.[2]
Etymology
editThe species name was dedicated to the Italian dumpling gnocchi due to the similarity to its external body form.[2]
References
edit- ^ Bouchet, Philippe (2022). "Tritoniella gnocchi Schächinger, Schrödl, Wilson & Moles, 2022". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 11 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.