Cuthona divae

Cuthona divae (rose-pink cuthona) is a species of sea slug, an aeolid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Tergipedidae.[2]

Rose-pink cuthona
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Heterobranchia

clade Euthyneura
clade Nudipleura
clade Nudibranchia
clade Dexiarchia
clade Cladobranchia

clade Aeolidida
Superfamily:
Fionoidea
Family:
Tergipedidae
Genus:
Cuthona
Species:
C. divae
Binomial name
Cuthona divae
(Er. Marcus, 1961)[1]
Synonyms
  • Precuthona divae Er. Marcus, 1961 - basionym
  • Cratena rosea MacFarland, 1966

Distribution

This species was described from Dillon Beach, California, United States. It has subsequently been reported from the Pacific Ocean coast of North America from Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada, to Point Loma, San Diego, California.[3]

Ecology

Cuthona divae is reported to feed on the hydroids Hydractinia and Clavactinia milleri, family Hydractiniidae.[4]

References
  1. Marcus, E.G. (1961). Opisthobranch mollusks from California. Veliger 3 (suppl.):1-85, pls. 1-10.
  2. Rosenberg, G. (2014). Cuthona divae (Er. Marcus, 1961). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2015-01-30
  3. McDonald, G. (2015). Intertidal Invertebrates of the Monterey Bay Area, California.
  4. Rudman, W.B., (2001 February 4) Cuthona divae (Marcus, 1961). [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.
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