Tritonia sp. [carijoa]
Carijoa nudibranch | nudibranch![Tritonia sp. [carijoa]](https://images.reeflifesurvey.com/0/species_71_59598e0fc3171.w1000.h666.jpg)
Distribution
Temperate Australasia
Description
Usually found on Carijoa which it imitates with the orange body (can be pale) and white papillae & secondary gills along the body closely resembling the Carijoa polyps.
Information
Max Size: N/A cm
Sea Temperature Range: N/A
Depth: N/A
Habitat Generalization Index: N/A
Also referred to as the SGI (Species Generalisation Index), this describes the habitat niche breadth of the species. Species with values less than 15 are found in a relatively narrow range of reef habitat types (specialists), while those over 25 may be found on most hard substrates within their range (generalists). Learn more here.
Conservation and Rarity
IUCN Status: Not Evaluated
Occurrence: Widespread (50% of sites)
Occurrence describes how often the species is found on surveys within its distribution. It is calculated as the % of reef sites surveyed by RLS divers across all the ecoregions in which the species has been observed
Abundance: Not determined
Abundance is calculated as the average number of individuals recorded per RLS transect, where present.
Edit by: Nicola Davis