''Curnon granulosa'' is a
species
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of
sea slug
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, a
metarminoid nudibranch
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, a
marine
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gastropod
Gastropods (), commonly known as slugs and snails, belong to a large Taxonomy (biology), taxonomic class of invertebrates within the phylum Mollusca called Gastropoda ().
This class comprises snails and slugs from saltwater, freshwater, and fro ...
mollusc
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in the
family
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Curnonidae.
[MolluscaBase (2019). MolluscaBase. Curnon granulosa (Vayssière, 1906). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1320723 on 2019-09-05]
Etymology
The genus name was originally a tribute to Dr.
Jean Charcot
Jean-Martin Charcot (; 29 November 1825 – 16 August 1893) was a French neurologist and professor of anatomical pathology. He worked on groundbreaking work about hypnosis and hysteria, in particular with his hysteria patient Louise Augustine G ...
, who led the expedition which discovered this species.
Distribution
This species was described from a single specimen found at 40 m depth at
Booth Island
Booth Island (or Wandel Island; ) is a Y-shaped island, long and rising to in the northeast part of the Wilhelm Archipelago, Antarctica.
Location
Booth Island is off the east end of the Graham Coast on the west side of the Antarctic Peninsul ...
,
Antarctica
Antarctica () is Earth's southernmost and least-populated continent. Situated almost entirely south of the Antarctic Circle and surrounded by the Southern Ocean (also known as the Antarctic Ocean), it contains the geographic South Pole. ...
. It has been described in more detail from specimens collected at
Signy Island
Signy Island is a small subantarctic island in the South Orkney Islands of Antarctica. It was named by the Norway, Norwegian whaling, whaler Petter Sørlle (1884–1933) after his wife, Signy Therese.
The island is about long and wide and ri ...
, Antarctica.
Description
The body of ''Curnon granulosa'' is translucent white with branches of the pink digestive gland showing through the skin. The mantle is bordered by an opaque white band and the dorsal surface is covered by pointed tubercles which are tipped with white pigment. The rhinophores are translucent and tipped with white.
Rudman, W.B., 2007 (February 21) ''Charcotia granulosa'' (Vayssiere, 1906). [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.
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References
External links
Vayssière, A. (1906). Diagnoses génériques de Mollusques Gastéropodes nouveaux rapportés par l'Expédition Antarctique du Dr Charcot. Bulletin du Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris. 12(3): 147-149
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Heterobranchia
Gastropods described in 1906