Tritonia (gastropod)
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Tritonia is a genus
of nudibranch
s, marine
gastropod molluscs in the family Tritoniidae
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Tritonia is the type genus of the family Tritoniidae.
Synonyms:
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of nudibranch
Nudibranch
A nudibranch is a member of what is now a taxonomic clade, and what was previously a suborder, of soft-bodied, marine gastropod mollusks which shed their shell after their larval stage. They are noted for their often extraordinary colors and striking forms...
s, marine
Marine (ocean)
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gastropod molluscs in the family Tritoniidae
Tritoniidae
Tritoniidae are a taxonomic family of dendronotid nudibranchs, marine gastropod molluscs.-Genera:Genera in the family Tritoniidae include:* Marionia Vayssiere, 1877* Trochuina Odhner, 1963* Tritonia Cuvier, 1798* Tritonidoxa Bergh, 1907...
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Tritonia is the type genus of the family Tritoniidae.
Species
Species within the genus Tritonia include:- The type species is Tritonia hombergiiTritonia hombergiiTritonia hombergii is a species of dendronotid nudibranch. It is a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Tritoniidae.Tritonia hombergii is the type species of the genus Tritonia....
Cuvier, 1803
Synonyms:
- Tritonia blainvillea (Risso, 1818), Tritonia meyeri (Vérany, 1852), Tritonia decaphylla (Cantraine, 1835), Tritonia acuminata (Costa, 1840) and Tritonia costae (Vérany, 1846) are synonyms for Marionia blainvilleaMarionia blainvilleaMarionia blainvillea is a species of sea slug, a dendronotid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Tritoniidae.Juveniles of the species are white, as shown below.- External links :*...
(Risso, 1818). - Tritonia cincta Pruvot-Fol, 1937 is a synonym for Tritoniopsis cinctaTritoniopsis cinctaTritoniopsis cincta is a species of dendronotid nudibranch. It is a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Tritoniidae....
(Pruvot-Fol, 1937) - Tritonia cucullata Couthouy in Gould, 1852 is a synonym for Marionia cucullataMarionia cucullataMarionia cucullata is a species of dendronotid nudibranch. It is a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Tritoniidae....
(Couthouy, 1852) - Tritonia cyanobranchiata Rüppell & Leuckart, 1831 is a synonym for Marionia cyanobranchiataMarionia cyanobranchiataMarionia cyanobranchiata is a species of dendronotid nudibranch. It is a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Tritoniidae....
(Ruppell & Leuckart, 1831) - Tritonia elegans (Audouin in Savigny, 1826) is a synonym of Tritoniopsis elegansTritoniopsis elegansTritoniopsis elegans is a species of dendronotid nudibranch. It is a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Tritoniidae.- Further reading :...
(Audouin in Savigny, 1826) - Tritonia gibbosa (Risso, 1818) is a synonym for Ancula gibbosaAncula gibbosaAncula gibbosa, common name Atlantic ancula, is a species of dorid nudibranch. It is a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Goniodorididae....
(Risso, 1818). - Tritonia gigantea Bergh, 1904 is a synonym for Tochuina tetraquetraTochuina tetraquetraTochuina tetraquetra, common name the giant orange tochui, is a species of sea slug, a tritonid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Tritoniidae.- Further reading : Baba K. 1968...
(Pallas, 1788) - Tritonia glama Rüppell & Leuckart, 1831 and Tritonia glauca (Rüppell & Leuckart, 1831 for 1828) are synonyms for Tritoniopsis elegansTritoniopsis elegansTritoniopsis elegans is a species of dendronotid nudibranch. It is a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Tritoniidae.- Further reading :...
(Audouin in Savigny, 1826) - Tritonia hawaiensis (Pease, 1860) is a synonym for Marionia hawaiiensisMarionia hawaiiensisMarionia hawaiiensis is a species of dendronotid nudibranch. It is a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Tritoniidae....
(Pease, 1860) - Tritonia reynoldsii (Couthouy, 1838), Tritonia lactea (Thompson, 1840), Tritonia ascanii (Sars, 1837), Tritonia felina (Alder & Hancock, 1842), Tritonia pulchella (Alder & Hancock, 1842), Tritonia cervina (GmelinJohann Friedrich GmelinJohann Friedrich Gmelin was a German naturalist, botanist, entomologist, herpetologist and malacologist.- Education :Johann Friedrich Gmelin was born as the eldest son of Philipp Friedrich Gmelin in 1748 in Tübingen...
, 1791) are synonyms for Dendronotus frondosusDendronotus frondosusDendronotus frondosus is a species of dendronotid nudibranch. It is a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Dendronotidae.- External links :* http://www.seaslugforum.net/dendfron.htm...
(Ascanius, 1774).