Tochuina gigantea
Species of gastropod
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Tochuina gigantea, common name the giant orange tochui, is a species of sea slug, a tritonid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Tritoniidae.[2]
| Tochuina gigantea | |
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| A live individual of Tochuina gigantea, in situ, head end towards the camera | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Order: | Nudibranchia |
| Suborder: | Tritoniacea |
| Family: | Tritoniidae |
| Genus: | Tochuina |
| Species: | T. gigantea |
| Binomial name | |
| Tochuina gigantea | |
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Bergh (1879) used the name Tritonia tetraquetra in a sense different from Pallas (1788). The valid name for Tochuina tetraquetra sensu Bergh, 1879 is Tritonia gigantea Bergh, 1904.[2][3] The complicated series of misinterpretations of Pallas' and Bergh's species are explained in a 2020 revision of the family Tritoniidae.[4]