Cuthona divae

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Cuthona divae
Cuthona divae from Pillar Point, California.jpg
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Heterobranchia
Order: Nudibranchia
Suborder: Cladobranchia
Superfamily: Fionoidea
Family: Cuthonidae
Genus: Cuthona
Species:
C. divae
Binomial name
Cuthona divae
(Er. Marcus, 1961) [1]
Synonyms
  • Precuthona divaeEr. Marcus, 1961 - basionym
  • Cratena roseaMacFarland, 1966

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

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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]

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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.