Cuthona longi
| Cuthona longi | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Heterobranchia clade Euthyneura |
| Superfamily: | Fionoidea |
| Family: | Tergipedidae |
| Genus: | Cuthona |
| Species: | C. longi |
| Binomial name | |
| Cuthona longi Behrens, 1985[1] | |
Cuthona longi is a species of sea slug, an aeolid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Tergipedidae.[2]
Distribution
This species was described from Isla Raza, Baja California, Mexico, 28°48′00″N 113°00′00″W / 28.80000°N 113.00000°W.[1]
Description
The adult size of this species is up to 32 mm in length. The cerata are cored with green digestive gland and have surface rings of pale blue, yellow-gold and red pigment and white tips.[3]
References
- 1 2 Behrens, D. W. (1985). A new species of Cuthona from the Gulf of California. Veliger 27(4):418-422.
- ↑ Bouchet, P. (2014). Cuthona longi Behrens, 1985. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2015-02-14
- ↑ Behrens, (2000). Cuthona longi at the Slug Site.
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