Brush nudibranch
Species of gastropod
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The brush nudibranch, Tritonia sp. 2, as designated by Gosliner, 1987, is a species of dendronotid nudibranch. It is a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Tritoniidae. As at November 2009, it remained undescribed by science.
| Brush nudibranch | |
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| Brush nudibranch with egg ribbons | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Order: | Nudibranchia |
| Suborder: | Tritoniacea |
| Family: | Tritoniidae |
| Genus: | Tritonia |
| Species: | Tritonia sp. 2 |
| Binomial name | |
| Tritonia sp. 2 | |
Distribution
Description
The brush nudibranch reaches 50 mm in size. Its body is apricot-coloured with clusters of white spots on its notum. Its short rhinophores extend from cup-like sheaths. It has short paired branching projections down the length of its body. Short branching tentacles extend from the front of its head.[2]
Ecology
The brush nudibranch probably feeds on soft corals. Its egg mass is opaque, white and highly convoluted.