Kingdom Animalia Class Gastropoda Family Tritoniidae Scientific name Tritonia bayeri | Phylum Mollusca Superfamily Tritonioidea Genus Tritonia Rank Species | |
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Similar Tritonia hamnerorum, Dendrodoris krebsii, Tritoniidae, Dolabrifera dolabrifera, Tritonia | ||
Tritonia bayeri
Tritonia bayeri is a species of dendronotid nudibranch. It is a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Tritoniidae.
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Distribution
The distribution of Tritonia bayeri includes Georgia, Florida, Belize, Honduras, Cayman Islands, Virgin Islands, Guadaloupe, Barbados and Panama.
Description
The shape of the body is elongate and narrow. Rhinophoral sheaths are elevated with an irregular edge. Cerata are relatively short and branched. Edge of the oral veil is with relatively long appendages. Rhinophores are long and branched. Background color is translucent gray with a distinctive reticulate network of opaque white across the dorsum. It is up to 11 mm long.
Ecology
It was ound on gorgonians and coral rubble in Panama. Minimum recorded depth is 11 m. It inhabits reefs down to 77 m depth. This species feeds on the octocorals Briareum asbestinum, Leptogorgia virgulata and Pseudopterogorgia sp.