- Source: Cuthona
Cuthona is a genus of nudibranch in the family [[ Cuthonidae]].
Ecology
Cuthona species feed on hydroids, and have uniseriate radulae with polydentate radular teeth.
Taxonomic history
The type species of Cuthona is Cuthona nana, (Alder & Hancock, 1842). Some authorities consider the genera Catriona and Trinchesia to be synonymous with Cuthona. Most Cuthona species were transferred to other genera as a result of DNA phylogeny studies in 2016 and 2017.
Species
Species in the genus Cuthona include:
Cuthona divae (Er. Marcus, 1961)
Cuthona methana Valdés, Lundsten & N. G. Wilson, 2018
Cuthona nana (Alder & Hancock, 1842)
Cuthona hermitophila Martynov, Sanamyan & Korshunova, 2015
References
Vaught, K.C. (1989). A classification of the living Mollusca. American Malacologists: Melbourne, FL (USA). ISBN 0-915826-22-4. XII, 195 pp
External links
Data related to Cuthona at Wikispecies
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Cuthona
- Cuthona divae
- Cuthona methana
- Tenellia correai
- Tenellia leopardina
- Diaphoreolis viridis
- Tenellia pinnifera
- Tenellia millenae
- Tenellia luciae
- Cuthonella cocoachroma
