''Tritonia hombergii'' is a

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of dendronotid

nudibranch Nudibranchs () are a group of soft-bodied marine gastropod molluscs which shed their shells after their larval stage. They are noted for their often extraordinary colours and striking forms, and they have been given colourful nicknames to mat ...

. It is a

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gastropod mollusc in the

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Tritoniidae Tritoniidae is a taxonomic family of nudibranchs in the suborder Cladobranchia, shell-less marine gastropod molluscs.MolluscaBase (2018)Tritoniidae Lamarck, 1809.Accessed on 2021-01-01 This family includes some of the largest known nudibranchs, ...

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''Tritonia hombergii'' Cuvier, 1803.
Accessed on 2021-01-07. ''Tritonia hombergii'' is the type species of the genus '' Tritonia''.

Distribution

This species was described from Le Havre, France. It is frequently found in the NE Atlantic Ocean feeding on the soft coral ''

Alcyonium digitatum ''Alcyonium digitatum'' or dead man's fingers is a species of soft coral in the family Alcyoniidae. It is found around the coasts of the northern Atlantic Ocean and other temperate waters such as the South Pacific. Description Dead man's finger ...

''.Picton, B.E. & Morrow, C.C. (2016)
''Tritonia hombergii'' (Cuvier, 1803).
nEncyclopedia of Marine Life of Britain and Ireland. Accessed on 2021-01-07.

References

External links

* {{Taxonbar, from=Q3201773 Tritoniidae Gastropods described in 1803 Taxa named by Georges Cuvier