Trinchesia genovae
Species of gastropod
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Trinchesia genovae is a species of sea slug, an aeolid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Trinchesiidae.[2][3]
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| Trinchesia genovae | |
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| Banyuls-sur-Mer, France | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Order: | Nudibranchia |
| Suborder: | Aeolidacea |
| Family: | Trinchesiidae |
| Genus: | Trinchesia |
| Species: | T. genovae |
| Binomial name | |
| Trinchesia genovae (O'Donoghue, 1926)[1] | |
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Distribution
This species was described from Genoa, Italy. It has been reported from the NE Atlantic from Mulroy Bay, County Donegal [4] and Lough Hyne, County Cork, Ireland[5] south to Portugal and in the Mediterranean Sea. [6] [7]
Description
This species was previously confused with Trinchesia foliata.[8] The typical adult size of this species is 5–6 mm.[9]
