Cuthona acinosa
| Cuthona acinosa | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Heterobranchia clade Euthyneura |
| Superfamily: | Fionoidea |
| Family: | Tergipedidae |
| Genus: | Cuthona |
| Species: | C. acinosa |
| Binomial name | |
| Cuthona acinosa (Risbec, 1928)[1] | |
| Synonyms | |
|
Aeolidia acinosa Risbec, 1928 | |
Cuthona acinosa is a species of sea slug, an aeolid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Tergipedidae.
Distribution
This species was described from New Caledonia. It has been reported from Japan[2] and the Marshall Islands.[3]
Description
The typical adult size of this species is 10-12 mm. The body is opaque white and the cerata, rhinophores, front of the head and oral tentacles are pale to bright orange.[4]
References
- ↑ Risbec, J. (1928). Contribution a l'étude des nudibranches Néo-Calédoniens. Thèse présentée à la faculté des sciences de l'Université de Paris pour obtenir le grade de docteur ès-sciences naturelles. Faune des Colonies Française 2(1):1-328, pls. 1-12.
- ↑ Imamotu, J. (2015). Photographs of Cuthona acinosa. Amami-Ooshima Islands, Japan
- ↑ Johnson, S. & Johnson, J. (2009) Cuthona acinosa (Risbec, 1928) Underwater Kwajalein.
- ↑ Bolland, R. (2015). Photograph of Cuthona acinosa - Aka Island, Kerama Islands, Okinawa
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