Tritonicula pickensi explained

Tritonicula pickensi is a species of dendronotid nudibranch. It is a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Tritoniidae.[1] A number of Caribbean and western Pacific species of Tritonia were moved to a new genus Tritonicula in 2020 as a result of an integrative taxonomic study of the family Tritoniidae.[2]

Distribution

This species was described from the Gulf of California. It was discovered at La Jolla Shores, Southern California in 1998.[3]

Notes and References

  1. MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Tritonicula pickensi (Ev. Marcus & Er. Marcus, 1967). Accessed on 2021-01-05.
  2. Korshunova, T.; Martynov, A. (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.
  3. Millen, S., 2001. Tritonia pickensi The slug site, ed. Miller, M., accessed 2021-01-05.

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