Tritonia hirondelle
Tritonia hirondelle is a species of dendronotid nudibranch. It is a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Tritoniidae.[2]
| Tritonia hirondelle | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Heterobranchia |
| Order: | Nudibranchia |
| Suborder: | Cladobranchia |
| Family: | Tritoniidae |
| Genus: | Tritonia |
| Species: | T. hirondelle |
| Binomial name | |
| Tritonia hirondelle Ortea & Moro, 2020[1] | |
Distribution
This species was found off the island of Fogo in the Cape Verde islands, at 260 m depth, 14°50′N 024°28′W on a bright yellow octocoral, Acanthogorgia sp..[1]
References
- 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.
- MolluscaBase (2018). Tritonia hirondelle Ortea & Moro, 2020. Accessed on 2021-01-11.
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