Cuthona viridis
| Cuthona viridis | |
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| The nudibranch Cuthona viridis, Gulen Dive Resort, Norway. | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Heterobranchia clade Euthyneura |
| Superfamily: | Fionoidea |
| Family: | Tergipedidae |
| Genus: | Cuthona |
| Species: | C. viridis |
| Binomial name | |
| Cuthona viridis (Forbes, 1840)[1] | |
| Synonyms | |
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Montagua viridis Forbes,1840 | |
Cuthona viridis is a species of sea slug, an aeolid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Tergipedidae.[2]
Distribution
This species was described from Ballaugh, Isle of Man in the Irish Sea.[3] It has been reported from the NE Atlantic, from Greenland and Iceland south to Roscoff, France.[4]
Ecology
Feeds on the hydroids Sertularella spp. especially Sertularella rugosa. Found in shallow exposed and semi-sheltered rocky areas to 100 m depth.[5]
References
- ↑ Forbes, E. 1840 On some new and rare British Mollusca. Annals and Magazine of Natural History, series 1, 5, 102–108.
- ↑ Gofas, S. (2014). Cuthona viridis (Forbes, 1840). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=141636 on 2015-01-26
- ↑ Alder J. & Hancock A. (1845-1855). A Monograph of British Nudibranch Molluscs. Ray Society, London.
- ↑ Thompson, T.E. and Brown, G.H., 1984. Biology of Opisthobranch Molluscs, Volume II. The Ray Society. 229 pages 41 plates, 40 figures
- ↑ Picton, B.E. & Morrow, C.C., 2010. [In] Encyclopedia of Marine Life of Britain and Ireland.
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