Tritoniopsis frydis
Marcus & Marcus 1970

Order: NUDIBRANCHIA
Suborder: DENDRONOTINA
Family: Tritoniidae

DISTRIBUTION

Caribbean

PHOTO

Upper: off Delray Beach, Florida, Depth approx 60 feet. Approx 1 inch long. Photo: Linda Ianniello.
Lower: Bimini Islands, Bahamas, Western Atlantic, Depth: 16.5m., February 09, 2004. Length: 13mm. Photo: Marina Poddubetskaia

Ranges in colour from translucent white to orange, feeds on gorgonian Plexaurella and grows to approx 4cm (Humann, 1992).

Is very similar to the Indo-West Pacific species Tritoniopsis elegans

Reference:
• Marcus, Er. & Marcus, Ev (1970) Opisthobranchs from Curacao and faunistically related regions. Studies on the Fauna of Curacao and other Caribbean Islands, 33: 1-129.
• Marcus, Ev (1983) The Western Atlantic Tritoniidae. Bolm. Zool., Univ. Sao Paulo, 6: 177-214.

Authorship details
Rudman, W.B., 2001 (January 6) Tritoniopsis frydis Marcus & Marcus 1970. [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/factsheet/tritfryd

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