Cuthona methana
Cuthona methana is a species of sea slug in the family Tergipedidae.[1] It is small, only 4 to 6 millimeters in length, with long gills. C. methana was discovered at a seafloor at Hydrate Ridge, with layers of methane hydrate which is a mixture of seawater and methane. It was named C. methana for it being discovered near methane bubbling out of the sea floor, giving the species name methana.[2]
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| Species: | C. methana |
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| Cuthona methana Valdés, Lundsten & N. G. Wilson, 2018 | |
References
- "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Cuthona methana Valdés, Lundsten & N. G. Wilson, 2018". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2019-03-31.
- Fulton-Bennett, Kim (2018-12-12). "Five new species of sea slugs found in the ocean depths". MBARI. Retrieved 2019-04-01.
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