| Tritonicula myrakeenae | |
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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: | Tritonicula |
| Species: | T. myrakeenae |
| Binomial name | |
| Tritonicula myrakeenae (Bertsch & Osuna, 1986) | |
Tritonicula myrakeenae is a species of dendronotid nudibranch. It is a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Tritoniidae. A number of species of Tritonia were moved to a new genus Tritonicula in 2020 as a result of an integrative taxonomic study of the family Tritoniidae.
Distribution
This species is reported from California, USA and Baja California, Mexico to Costa Rica. The type locality is Southeast end of Isla Cedros, Baja California, Mexico, rocky reef west of lighthouse, in Bahía Sudeste, 28°02′30″N 115°12′00″W / 28.04167°N 115.20000°W / 28.04167; -115.20000.
References
- ^ Bertsch H.; Osuna A.M. (1986). A new species of Tritonia (Nudibranchia) from southern California and Baja California. The Nautilus. 100: 46-49.
- MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Tritonicula myrakeenae (Bertsch & Osuna, 1986). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2021-01-05.
- Korshunova, T.; Martynov, A. (2020). Consolidated data on the phylogeny and evolution of the family Tritoniidae (Gastropoda: Nudibranchia) contribute to genera reassessment and clarify the taxonomic status of the neuroscience models Tritonia and Tochuina. PLOS ONE. 15(11): e0242103.
- Goddard, J.H.R. & Green. B., 2009 (October 16) Tritonia myrakeenae Bertsch & Mozqueira, 1986. Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.
| Taxon identifiers | |
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| Tritonia myrakeenae | |