Tritoniella gnocchi is a species of the nudibranch genus Tritoniella.

Tritoniella gnocchi
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Nudibranchia
Suborder: Cladobranchia
Family: Tritoniidae
Genus: Tritoniella
Species:
T. gnocchi
Binomial name
Tritoniella gnocchi
Schächinger, Schrödl, Wilson & Moles, 2022[1]

Distribution

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It 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

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Its diet consists of the gorgonian soft coral belonging to the family Primnoidae.[2]

Etymology

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The species name was dedicated to the Italian dumpling gnocchi due to the similarity to its external body form.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Bouchet, Philippe (2022). "Tritoniella gnocchi Schächinger, Schrödl, Wilson & Moles, 2022". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 11 May 2022.
  2. ^ 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.