Tritonia tetraquetra

Description

General: Pink-peach, reddish, white-colored, gill appendages line the dorsum, oral veil with long appendages, large rhinophores may be visible. Normally dark pink (in our range) with white gills along the edge when near Paragorgia, possibly Funiculina, and other deeply-colored prey. Lighter color when feeding elsewhere.

Size: to 20 cm

Geographic Information

Habitat description: Benthic; soft sediment and hard substrate.

Additional Information

Consulting taxonomist: Alexander Martynov, Zoological Museum, Moscow State University, Moscow, Russia.

References

Encyclopedia of Life

Tree of Life

World Register of Marine Species

National Center for Biotechnology Information

Rudman, W.B. (2000). Tochuina tetraquetra (Pallas, 1788). Australian Museum. http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/tochtetr.

Korshunova, T. and A. Martynov (2020). Consolidated data on the phylogeny and evolution of the family Tritoniidae (Gastropoda: Nudibranchia) contribute to genera reassessment and clarify the taxonomic status of the neuroscience models Tritonia and Tochuina. PLoS ONE 15(11): e0242103. https://doi.org/10.1371/ journal.pone.0242103