Cuthona puellula
| Cuthona puellula | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Heterobranchia clade Euthyneura |
| Superfamily: | Fionoidea |
| Family: | Tergipedidae |
| Genus: | Cuthona |
| Species: | C. puellula |
| Binomial name | |
| Cuthona puellula (Baba, 1955)[1] | |
Cuthona puellula is a species of sea slug, an aeolid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Tergipedidae.[2]
Distribution
This species was described from Japan. It has been reported from the Japan Sea coast at Echizen Coast, Fukui Prefecture, north-west coast of Honshu and from the Pacific Ocean coast at Hachijo Island. Similar looking animals have been found at Mooloolaba, Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia.[3]
References
- ↑ Baba, K. (1955) Opisthobranchia of Sagami Bay, Supplement. Iwanami Shoten: Tokyo. 59pp., 20 Plates.
- ↑ Rosenberg, G. (2014). Cuthona puellula (Baba, 1955). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2015-02-03
- ↑ Rudman, W.B., 2002 (July 11) Cuthona puellula (Baba, 1955). [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.
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