Cuthona divae Rose Cuthona, Rose-pink Sea Slug

Cuthona divae, Patrick's Point 2015

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AphiaID:: 581882

Scientific:: Cuthona divae
German:: Rosarote Cuthona
English:: Rose Cuthona, Rose-pink Sea Slug

Category:: Nudibranchs

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Nudibranchia (Order) > Cuthonidae (Family) > Cuthona (Genus) > divae (Species)
Initial determination:: (Er. Marcus, ), 1961

Occurrence:: Eastern Pacific Ocean, Gulf of California, USA
Size:: 0.59" - 1.18" (1.5cm - 3cm)
Temperature:: °F - 71.6 °F (°C - 22°C)
Food:: Food specialist, Hydrozoa polyps
Difficulty:: Not suitable for aquarium keeping
Offspring:: None
Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown

CITES:

Not evaluated

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE)

Related species at Catalog of Life:

Cuthona abronia
Cuthona albocrusta
Cuthona albopunctata
Cuthona antarctica
Cuthona anulata
Cuthona barbadiana
Cuthona behrensi
Cuthona beta
Cuthona caerulea
Cuthona claviformis
Cuthona correai
Correas Cuthona
Cuthona crinita
Cuthona destinyae
Cuthona diminutiva
Cuthona distans
Cuthona divae
Rosarote Cuthona
Cuthona diversicolor
Cuthona fidenciae
Cuthona fructuosa
Cuthona futairo
Cuthona genovae
Cuthona georgiana
Cuthona giarannae
Cuthona granosa
Cuthona hamanni
Hamanns Fadenschnecke
Cuthona henrici
Cuthona herrerai
Fadenschnecke
Cuthona ilonae
Cuthona iris
Cuthona kanga
Cuthona kuiteri
Cuthona leopardina
Cuthona lizae
Fadenschnecke
Cuthona longi
Cuthona luciae
Cuthona macquariensis
Cuthona millenae
Cuthona miniostriata
Cuthona nana
Weißspitzen Fadenschnecke, Zwerg Fadenschnecke
Cuthona netsica
Cuthona ocellata
Cuthona odhneri
Cuthona paucicirra
Cuthona perca
Lost Cuthona, Lake Merritt Fadenschnecke
Cuthona phoenix
Phönix-Fadenschnecke
Cuthona puellula
Cuthona pumilio
Cuthona purpureoanulata
Cuthona pusilla
Cuthona riosi
Cuthona rolleri
Cuthona rubescens
Cuthona rubra
Cuthona sibogae
Cuthona speciosa
Cuthona suecica
Cuthona thompsoni
Thompsons Fadenschnecke
Cuthona tina
Cuthona valentini
Valentins Fadenschnecke
Cuthona veronicae
Cuthona virens
Cuthona willani
Willans Cuthona
Cuthona yamasui

More related species in this lexicon:

Cuthona sp. 01
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Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2016-06-03 19:32:33
Last edit:: 2016-11-27 14:10:18

Info

Cuthona divae (Er. Marcus, 1961)

The rhinophores are smooth and tapered,the long oral tentacles are cylindrical. The body is light white to a faint pink (common name rose-pink cuthona).

This nudibranch feed on the hydroids Hydractinia and Clavactinia millerion.

Synonymised names:
Precuthona divae Er. Marcus, 1961

External links

Sea Slug Forum (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
Slugside.us (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
Wikipedia englisch (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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