''Trinchesia kuiteri'' is a
species of
sea slug, an aeolid
nudibranch, a
marine
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gastropod
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mollusc
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in the
family Trinchesiidae
Trinchesiidae is a family of sea slugs, aeolid nudibranchs, marine gastropod molluscs in the superfamily Fionoidea.
Taxonomic history
This family was reinstated as a result of a molecular phylogenetics study.Korshunova, T.; Martynov, A.; Picton, ...
.
[Picton, B.; Bouchet, P. (2017). Trinchesia kuiteri (Rudman, 1981). In: MolluscaBase (2017). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=847704 on 2017-12-06]
Distribution
This species was described from Green Point,
Sydney Harbour
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,
New South Wales,
Australia
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[Rudman, W.B., 1998 (October 14]
''Cuthona kuiteri'' Rudman, 1981.
n/nowiki> Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.
Ecology
''Trinchesia kuiteri'' feeds on the sponge associated solitary hydroid ''
Zyzzyzus spongicola''. In a remarkable adaptation the
cerata have tentacle-like filaments which mimic the tentacles of the hydroid.
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References
* Coleman N. (2008) Nudibranchs encyclopedia, catalogue of Asia/Indo-Pacific sea slugs. Neville Coleman's Underwater Geographic Pty Ltd, Queensland, Australia, 416 pp
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Trinchesiidae
Gastropods described in 1981