Cuthona concinna

Cuthona concinna
The nudibranch Cuthona concinna, Strangford Lough, Co Down, Ireland.
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. concinna
Binomial name
Cuthona concinna
(Alder & Hancock, 1843)[1]
Synonyms
  • Eolis concinna Alder & Hancock, 1843

Cuthona concinna is a species of sea slug, an aeolid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Tergipedidae.[2]

Distribution

This species was described from Whitley Bay, Northumberland, England. It has been reported from the Northeast Atlantic from Finmarken, Norway south to Normandy, France and in the NW Atlantic from New England as well as from the NE Pacific at Vancouver Island, Canada.[3] In Britain and Ireland it is a northern species, occurring at Skomer Island, Pembrokeshire and in the Irish Sea and Scotland. It is also reported from Iceland.[4][5]

Description

The typical adult size of this species is 10–12 mm.[3]

Habitat

Cuthona concinna feeds on the hydroid Sertularia argentea, family Sertulariidae.[4]

References

  1. ↑ Alder J. & Hancock A. (1843). Notice on a British species of Calliopaea d'Orbigny and on four new species of Eolis with observations on the development and structure of the nudibranchiate mollusca. Annals and Magazine of Natural History 12: 233-236
  2. ↑ Gofas, S. (2014). Cuthona concinna. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=141618 on 2015-01-28
  3. 1 2 Thompson, T.E. and Brown, G.H. (1984). Biology of Opisthobranch Molluscs, Volume II. The Ray Society. 229 pages 41 plates, 40 figures, page 121.
  4. 1 2 Picton, B.E. & Morrow, C.C. (2010). Cuthona concinna. [In] Encyclopedia of Marine Life of Britain and Ireland.]
  5. ↑ Rudman, W.B. (2006 May 8) Cuthona concinna (Alder & Hancock, 1843). [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.
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