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| 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 |
| Binomial name | |
| Tritoniella gnocchi Schächinger, Schrödl, Wilson & Moles, 2022 | |
Tritoniella gnocchi is a species of the nudibranch genus Tritoniella.
Distribution
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.
Ecology
Its diet consists of the gorgonian soft coral belonging to the family Primnoidae.
Etymology
The species name was dedicated to the Italian dumpling gnocchi due to the similarity to its external body form.
References
- Bouchet, Philippe (2022). "Tritoniella gnocchi Schächinger, Schrödl, Wilson & Moles, 2022". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 11 May 2022.
- ^ 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.
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| Tritoniella gnocchi | |