Hamner's Tritonia

Hamner's Tritonia
Name: Hamner's Tritonia
Scientific Name: Tritonicula hamnerorum
Synonym: Tritonia hamnerorum
Family: Dendronotid Nudibranchs
Scientific Family: Tritoniidae
Source: WoRMS AphiaID 1473651
Size: up to 0.5 in.
Depth Range: On the reef (10 – 60 ft.)
Sightings: Not usually seen

The Hamner's Tritonia has a small, smooth, pale brown body with thin white stripes. It has long tentacles on its head and oral veil, and tufts of short cerata are spaced along its sides.

The Hamner's Tritonia is usually found on Gorgonian Sea Fans, such as the Common Sea Fan, where it blends in well. It moves slowly as it feeds on these sea fans and is known to store chemicals from its prey in its own tissues, which helps it avoid being eaten by predators.