Marine Species: Cuthona caerulea

(Montagu, 1804)

Cuthona caerulea
Photographed by: João Pedro silva

Taxonomy Structure

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Nudibranchia
Family: Tergipedidae
Genus: Cuthona
Species: Cuthona caerulea

Species Data:

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Common Name: Aeolid nudibranch
Description: Small aeolid with contrasting and variable colouring. Cerata varying between black and blue with a orange, red or yellow band beneath the cnidosacs. Can be found in the Atlantic from Sweden to Brazil, although it is har to observe due to the small dimensions.
Dimensions: 25 mm.
Geographical Distribution: Atlantic Ocean

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