Anne Frijsinger & Mat Vestjens, Holland
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Tritonia hombergii Cuvier, 1803
Tritonia hombergii is a large sea slug, growing up to 20 cm in length. The body varies in colour from white to a dark purple brown and is lighter ventrally .The colour darkens with age. The rhinophores are branched at the tip with basal sheaths. The mantle is covered with numerous soft tubercles.The juveniles were originally considered as a different species known as Tritonia alba, but its a change from juveniles to adults.
Contact with Tritonia hombergii , humans can cause irritation to the skin to blister.
Tritonia hombergi feeds on the soft coral Alcyonium digitatum.
Synonymised names
Sphaerostoma jamesonii MacGillivray, 1843 · unaccepted
Sphaerostoma jamiesoni [sic] · unaccepted (misspelling)
Tritonia alba Alder & Hancock, 1854 · unaccepted (synonym)
Tritonia atrofusca MacGillivray, 1843 · unaccepted (synonym)
Tritonia conifera Dalyell, 1853 · unaccepted (dubious synonym)
Tritonia divaricata Dalyell, 1853 · unaccepted (synonym)
Tritonia hombergi [sic] · unaccepted (misspelling)
Tritonia pustulosa Deshayes, 1853 · unaccepted (synonym)
Tritonia hombergii is a large sea slug, growing up to 20 cm in length. The body varies in colour from white to a dark purple brown and is lighter ventrally .The colour darkens with age. The rhinophores are branched at the tip with basal sheaths. The mantle is covered with numerous soft tubercles.The juveniles were originally considered as a different species known as Tritonia alba, but its a change from juveniles to adults.
Contact with Tritonia hombergii , humans can cause irritation to the skin to blister.
Tritonia hombergi feeds on the soft coral Alcyonium digitatum.
Synonymised names
Sphaerostoma jamesonii MacGillivray, 1843 · unaccepted
Sphaerostoma jamiesoni [sic] · unaccepted (misspelling)
Tritonia alba Alder & Hancock, 1854 · unaccepted (synonym)
Tritonia atrofusca MacGillivray, 1843 · unaccepted (synonym)
Tritonia conifera Dalyell, 1853 · unaccepted (dubious synonym)
Tritonia divaricata Dalyell, 1853 · unaccepted (synonym)
Tritonia hombergi [sic] · unaccepted (misspelling)
Tritonia pustulosa Deshayes, 1853 · unaccepted (synonym)
