Cuthona divae
Cuthona divae (rose-pink cuthona) is a species of sea slug, an aeolid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Tergipedidae.[2]
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| (unranked): | clade Heterobranchia clade Euthyneura clade Nudipleura clade Nudibranchia clade Dexiarchia clade Cladobranchia clade Aeolidida |
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| Species: | C. divae |
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| Cuthona divae (Er. Marcus, 1961)[1] | |
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Distribution
This species was described from Dillon Beach, California, United States. It has subsequently been reported from the Pacific Ocean coast of North America from Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada, to Point Loma, San Diego, California.[3]
Ecology
Cuthona divae is reported to feed on the hydroids Hydractinia and Clavactinia milleri, family Hydractiniidae.[4]
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References
- Marcus, E.G. (1961). Opisthobranch mollusks from California. Veliger 3 (suppl.):1-85, pls. 1-10.
- Rosenberg, G. (2014). Cuthona divae (Er. Marcus, 1961). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2015-01-30
- McDonald, G. (2015). Intertidal Invertebrates of the Monterey Bay Area, California.
- Rudman, W.B., (2001 February 4) Cuthona divae (Marcus, 1961). [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.
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