Trinchesia granosa

Trinchesia granosa is a species of sea slug, an aeolid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Trinchesiidae.[2]

Trinchesia granosa
Banyuls-sur-Mer, France.
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Heterobranchia
Order:	Nudibranchia
Suborder:	Cladobranchia
Superfamily:	Fionoidea
Family:	Trinchesiidae
Genus:	Trinchesia
Species:	T. granosa
Binomial name
Trinchesia granosa (Schmekel, 1966)[1]
Synonyms
Tenellia granosa Schmekel, 1966 Cuthona granosa (Schmekel, 1966)

Distribution

This species was described from the Gulf of Naples, Italy. It has been recorded on the coasts of the Mediterranean Sea from Italy to south-west France.[3]

References

1. Schmekel, L. (1966). Zwei neue Arten der Familie Cuthonidae aus dem Golf von Neapel: Trichesia granosa n. sp. und Trinchesia ocellata n. sp. (Gastr. Opisthobranchia). Pubbl. Staz. Zool. Napoli 35: 13-28.
2. Picton, B.; Gofas, S. (2017). Trinchesia granosa Schmekel, 1966. In: MolluscaBase (2017). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=750609 on 2017-12-06
3. Ballesteros, Manuel, Enric Madrenas, Miquel Pontes et al. (2012-2016) Tenellia granosa in OPK-Opistobranquis, Published: 17/05/2012, Accessed: 28/12/2016.

• Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca. in: Costello, M.J. et al. (eds), European Register of Marine Species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Patrimoines Naturels. 50: 180-213