| Cuthona | |
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| Cuthona sibogae | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Heterobranchia |
| Order: | Nudibranchia |
| Suborder: | Cladobranchia |
| Superfamily: | Fionoidea |
| Family: | Cuthonidae |
| Genus: | Cuthona Alder & Hancock, 1855 |
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Cuthona is a genus of nudibranch in the family Cuthonidae. [1]
Cuthona species feed on hydroids, and have uniseriate radulae with polydentate radular teeth. [2]
The type species of Cuthona is Cuthona nana , (Alder & Hancock, 1842). Some authorities consider the genera Catriona and Trinchesia to be synonymous with Cuthona. Most Cuthona species were transferred to other genera as a result of DNA phylogeny studies in 2016 and 2017. [3] [4]
Species in the genus Cuthona include: [1]
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Data related to Cuthona at Wikispecies