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Tritonia plebeia

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Superfamily
  
Tritonioidea

Genus
  
Tritonia

Higher classification
  
Tritonia

Phylum
  
Mollusca

Family
  
Tritoniidae

Scientific name
  
Tritonia plebeia

Rank
  
Species

Tritonia plebeia

Similar
  
Tritonia, Nudibranch, Molluscs, Gastropods, Tritonia hombergii

Tritonia plebeia, common name the European nudibranch, is a species of sea slug, a nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Tritoniidae.

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Description

The color is primarily yellow, with brown mottling. The length of this nudibranch is up to 30 mm.

Distribution

The indigenous distribution of Tritonia plebeia is the Northeastern Atlantic Ocean from Norway to Portugal.

The species has been introduced in coastal areas of Maine and Massachusetts, probably in ballast water from ships.

Habitat

This is a marine species.

Feeding habits

Although this species was introduced in the Gulf of Maine only during the mid-1980s, it has had a severe impact on the soft coral, Alcyoniuum siderium.

References

Tritonia plebeia Wikipedia


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