XXII.—The Nudibranchiata of the Scottish National Antarctic Expedition

The nudibranchs collected by the Scottish National Antarctic Expedition comprise only six species, but these include two new and interesting genera. The species are— 1. Notaeolidia gigas , gen. et spec. nov. 2. N. purpurea , sp. nov. 3. Tritonia appendiculata , sp. nov. 4. T. pallida , Stimpson. 5....

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Published in:Transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Main Author: Eliot, Charles
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 1906
Subjects:
General Earth and Planetary Sciences
General Environmental Science
Antarctic
Gough
Antarc*
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0080456800035493
https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0080456800035493
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Summary:The nudibranchs collected by the Scottish National Antarctic Expedition comprise only six species, but these include two new and interesting genera. The species are— 1. Notaeolidia gigas , gen. et spec. nov. 2. N. purpurea , sp. nov. 3. Tritonia appendiculata , sp. nov. 4. T. pallida , Stimpson. 5. Tritoniopsis brucei , gen. et sp. nov. 6. Scyllaea pelagica , L. The Scyllaea was caught on the return voyage, in the Atlantic, 32° N., 33° W.; Tritonia pallida , off Dassen Island, forty miles north of Cape Town; Tritoniopsis brucei , off Gough Island, 40° 20′ S., 9° 56′ W.; and the three remaining species in Antarctic waters.

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