Cuthona beta
| Cuthona beta | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Heterobranchia clade Euthyneura |
| Superfamily: | Fionoidea |
| Family: | Tergipedidae |
| Genus: | Cuthona |
| Species: | C. beta |
| Binomial name | |
| Cuthona beta (Baba & Abe, 1964)[1] | |
| Synonyms | |
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Cuthona beta is a species of sea slug, an aeolid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Tergipedidae.[2]
Distribution
This species was described from the vicinity of the Noto marine laboratory, Ogi, Toyama Bay with additional specimens from Kannonzaki and Tsukumo Bay, Hosu-gun, Noto-cho, Noto Peninsula, Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan. It is also reported from Kurasaki Beach, Amami Ōshima.[3]
Description
The typical adult size of this species is 4-10 mm.[3]
References
- ↑ Baba, K. & Abe, T. (1964). A catrionid, Catriona beta n. sp., with a radula of Cuthona type (Nudibranchia-Eolidoidea). Annual Report of the Noto Marine Biological Laboratory, 4: 9-14.
- ↑ Rosenberg, G. (2014). Cuthona beta (Baba & Abe, 1964). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=397067 on 2015-02-02
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Photograph of Cuthona beta - Kurasaki Beach, Amami Ōshima.