Cuthona rubescens
| Cuthona rubescens | |
|---|---|
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| The nudibranch Cuthona rubescens, Gulen Dive Centre, Norway. | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Heterobranchia clade Euthyneura |
| Superfamily: | Fionoidea |
| Family: | Tergipedidae |
| Genus: | Cuthona |
| Species: | C. rubescens |
| Binomial name | |
| Cuthona rubescens Picton & Brown, 1978[1] | |
Cuthona rubescens is a species of sea slug, an aeolid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Tergipedidae.[2]
Distribution
This species was described from St. John's Point, Dunkineely, Co Donegal, Ireland. It has been reported from the NE Atlantic from Norway south to Cornwall.[3]
Description
The typical adult size of this species is 12-15 mm. It is very similar to Cuthona amoena, apart from differences in the colour pattern.[4]
Habitat
Cuthona rubescens feeds on hydroids of the genus Halecium especially Halecium halecinum.[3]
References
- ↑ Picton, B. E., & G. H. Brown. 1978. A new species of Cuthona (Gastropoda: Opisthobranchia) from the British Isles. Journal of Conchology 29(6):345-348.
- ↑ Gofas, S. (2014). Cuthona rubescens Picton & Brown, 1978. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2015-01-29
- 1 2 Picton, B.E. & Morrow, C.C., 2010. Cuthona rubescens Picton & Brown, 1978.[In] Encyclopedia of Marine Life of Britain and Ireland.
- ↑ Thompson, T.E. and Brown, G.H., 1984. Biology of Opisthobranch Molluscs, Volume II. The Ray Society. 229 pages 41 plates, 40 figures, p. 125.
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