Tritoniopsis frydis Tufted Tritoniopsis

Tritoniopsis frydis is commonly referred to as Tufted Tritoniopsis. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Dan Schofield, UK

Tritoniopsis frydis,9HGJ+372, West Bay, Cayman Islands 2023 (CC BY)

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lexID:: 18120
AphiaID:: 533531

Scientific:: Tritoniopsis frydis
German:: Tritoniopsis
English:: Tufted Tritoniopsis

Category:

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Nudibranchia (Order) > Tritoniidae (Family) > Tritoniopsis (Genus) > frydis (Species)
Initial determination:: Er. Marcus & Ev. Marcus, 1970

Occurrence:: Columbia, Florida, The Bahamas, the Caribbean, the Cayman Islands, USA
Marine Zone:: Subtidal, sublittoral, infralittoral, deep zone of the oceans from the lower limit of the intertidal zone (intertidal) to the shelf edge at about 200 m water depth. neritic.
Sea depth:: 2 - 18 Meter
Habitats:: Seawater, Sea water
Size:: 0.39" - 1.57" (1,5cm - 4,0cm)
Temperature:: 26,3 °F - 28,1 °F (26,3°C - 28,1°C)
Food:: Carnivore, Coral polyps = corallivorous
Difficulty:: Not suitable for aquarium keeping
Offspring:: None
Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown

CITES:

Not evaluated

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE)

Related species at Catalog of Life:

Tritoniopsis alba
Tritoniopsis antholyza
Tritoniopsis bicolor
Tritoniopsis brucei
Tritoniopsis burchellii
Tritoniopsis caledonensis
Tritoniopsis cincta
Tritoniopsis dodii
Tritoniopsis elegans
Elegante Tritoniopsis, Weiße Tritoniopsis
Tritoniopsis elongata
Tritoniopsis flava
Tritoniopsis flexuosa
Tritoniopsis frydis
Tritoniopsis
Tritoniopsis intermedia
Tritoniopsis lata
Tritoniopsis latifolia
Tritoniopsis lesliei
Tritoniopsis nemorosa
Tritoniopsis nervosa
Tritoniopsis parviflora
Tritoniopsis pulchella
Tritoniopsis pulchra
Tritoniopsis ramosa
Tritoniopsis revoluta
Tritoniopsis toximontana
Tritoniopsis triticea
Tritoniopsis unguicularis
Tritoniopsis williamsiana

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2026-02-04 13:45:24
Last edit:: 2026-02-04 14:00:33

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Tritoniopsis frydis Er. Marcus & Ev. Marcus, 1970

Tritoniopsis frydis is a species of dendronotid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Tritoniidae.

Similar to Tritoniopsis elegans (Audouin, 1826).

External links

epository.naturalis.nl (en). Abgerufen am 04.02.2026.
seaslugforum (en). Abgerufen am 04.02.2026.

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Tritoniopsis frydis,9HGJ+372, West Bay, Cayman Islands 2023 (CC BY)

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