Tritonia lineata
| Tritonia lineata | |
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| The nudibranch Tritonia lineata, Martin's Haven, Pembrokeshire, Wales. | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Heterobranchia clade Euthyneura |
| Superfamily: | Tritonioidea |
| Family: | Tritoniidae |
| Genus: | Tritonia |
| Species: | T. lineata |
| Binomial name | |
| Tritonia lineata Alder & Hancock, 1848[1] | |
Tritonia lineata is a species of dendronotid nudibranch. It is a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Tritoniidae.[2]
Description
Tritonia lineata was originally discovered in 1846 and described by British malacologists Joshua Alder and Albany Hancock in 1848.[1]
The original text (the type description) reads as follows:[1]
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Body very slender, pellucid white, with an opake white line along each side of the back, which is curved a little outwards opposite each branchial tuft. Veil produced into four long filaments; the two nearest the centre longest and tapering gradually to a point, the side ones shorter and obtuse. Tentacles pale yellow, the fascicules of filaments slender, and the sheaths rather tight. Branchiae rather slender, bipinnate, transparent, with an opake white line in the centre of each running into those on the back. Foot slender, rounded in front and terminating in a point behind. Length half an inch. This beautiful new Tritonia was discovered under stones at Scarborough in September 1846, while we were exploring the rocks in company with Mr. Bean. |
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Distribution
The type locality is Scarborough, North Yorkshire, England.[1] Tritonia lineata is found at scattered localities on the coasts of Great Britain and Ireland and in southern Norway and Brittany, France.[3] It has also been reported from the Adriatic Sea, Croatia.[4]
References
This article incorporates public domain text from reference.[1]
- 1 2 3 4 5 Alder J. & Hancock A. (1848). "Additions to the British species of Nudibranchiate Mollusca". Annals and Magazine of Natural History (series 2)1: 189-192.
- ↑ Gofas, S. (2015). Tritonia lineata Alder & Hancock, 1848. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2015-04-11
- ↑ Picton, B.E. & Morrow, C.C. (2015). Tritonia lineata Alder & Hancock, 1848. [In] Encyclopedia of Marine Life of Britain and Ireland. Accessed on 2015-4-11
- ↑ Frijsinger, A.H.T., 2007 (Jul 18) Tritonia lineata from Adriatic. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.