Tritoniella gnathodentata explained

Tritoniella gnathodentata is a species of the nudibranch genus Tritoniella.

Distribution

It is found in the waters off of South Georgia and Shag Rocks in the northern parts of the Scotia Arc at depths between 119-2NaN-2 and 751-2NaN-2.^[1]

Ecology

Its diet consists of the gorgonian soft coral belonging to the family Primnoidae.^[1]

Etymology

The species name stems from the diagnostic character of dentition on the masticatory border of the jaws.^[1]

Notes and References

1. Schächinger . P. M. . Schrödl . M. . Wilson . N. G. . Moles . J. . Crossing the polar front—Antarctic species discovery in the nudibranch genus Tritoniella (Gastropoda) . Organisms Diversity & Evolution . 26 January 2022 . 22 . 2 . 431–456 . 10.1007/s13127-022-00541-3. 246317737 .