Cuthona ornata
| Cuthona ornata | |
|---|---|
 | |
| The nudibranch Cuthona ornata, NW Kong Chau, Mirs Bay, Hong Kong. | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Heterobranchia clade Euthyneura |
| Superfamily: | Fionoidea |
| Family: | Tergipedidae |
| Genus: | Cuthona |
| Species: | C. ornata |
| Binomial name | |
| Cuthona ornata Baba, 1937[1] | |
| Synonyms | |
|
Trinchesia ornata (Baba, 1937) | |
Cuthona ornata is a species of sea slug, an aeolid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Tergipedidae.[2]
Distribution
This species was described from Japan. It has been reported from the Echizen Coast, Fukui Prefecture, north-west coast of Honshu, Japan and Hong Kong, South Korea and Peter the Great Bay, Russia[3]
References
- ↑ Baba, K. (1937) Opisthobranchia of Japan (II). J. Dept. Agric. Kyusyu Imp. Univ. 5(7): 289-344. (Pls.1-2)
- ↑ Rosenberg, G.; Bouchet, P. (2014). Cuthona ornata Baba, 1937. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2015-02-03
- ↑ Rudman, W.B., 2001 (August 9) Cuthona ornata Baba, 1937. [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.
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