Marionia bathycarolinensis
| Marionia bathycarolinensis | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Heterobranchia |
| Order: | Nudibranchia |
| Suborder: | Cladobranchia |
| Family: | Tritoniidae |
| Genus: | Marionia |
| Species: | M. bathycarolinensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Marionia bathycarolinensis | |
Marionia bathycarolinensis is a species of sea slug, a dendronotid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Tritoniidae.[2]
Distribution[edit]
This species was described from two specimens collected in deep water (191–223 m) by a submarine at Mutremdiu 3, Palau, Caroline Islands, 07°16′27″N 134°34′37″E / 7.27417°N 134.57694°E.[1]
Ecology[edit]
Analysis of the stomach contents suggests that this species feeds on a species of the octocoral Paracis Kükenthal, 1919, Family Plexauridae Gray, 1859.[1]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c Smith, V. G.; Gosliner, T. M. (2005). A new species of Marionia (Gastropoda: Nudibranchia) from the Caroline Islands. Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences. 4(56): 66-75.
- ^ MolluscaBase (2018). Marionia bathycarolinensis V. G. Smith & Gosliner, 2005. Accessed on 2021-01-09.