''Cuthonella'' is a
genus
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of
sea slug
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s, specifically
aeolid nudibranch
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s,
marine
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gastropod molluscs in the
family
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Cuthonellidae
Cuthonellidae is a family of sea slugs, aeolid nudibranchs, marine gastropod molluscs in the superfamily Fionoidea
Fionoidea is a superfamily of small sea slugs, aeolid nudibranchs. They are gastropod mollusks within the infraorder Clado ...
.
Species
Species within the genus ''Cuthonella'' include:
[Cella, K; Carmona Barnosi, L.; Ekimova, I; Chichvarkhin, A; Schepetov, D; Gosliner, T. M. (2016)]
''A radical solution: The phylogeny of the nudibranch family Fionidae.''
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Cuthonella abyssicola
''Cuthonella'' is a genus of sea slugs, specifically aeolid nudibranchs, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Cuthonellidae.
Species
Species within the genus ''Cuthonella'' include:Cella, K; Carmona Barnosi, L.; Ekimova, I; Chichvarkhin ...
'' Bergh, 1884
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Cuthonella berghi
''Cuthonella berghi'' is a species of sea slug, an aeolid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Cuthonellidae.Gofas, S. (2014). ''Cuthonella berghi''. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespeci ...
'' Friele, 1902
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Cuthonella cocoachroma
''Cuthonella cocoachroma'' is a species of sea slug, an aeolid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Cuthonellidae.
Distribution
This species was described from Duxbury Reef, San Francisco, United States. It has been reported ...
'' (Williams & Gosliner, 1979)
* ''
Cuthonella concinna
''Cuthonella concinna'' is a species of sea slug, an aeolid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Fionidae.
Distribution
This species was described from Whitley Bay, Northumberland, England. It has been reported from the Northea ...
'' (Alder & Hancock, 1843)
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Cuthonella elenae'' Martynov, 2000
* ''
Cuthonella elioti'' Odhner, 1944
* ''
Cuthonella ferruginea'' Friele, 1902
* ''
Cuthonella hiemalis'' (Roginskaya, 1987)
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Cuthonella modesta
''Cuthonella modesta'' is a species of sea slug, an aeolid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Cuthonellidae.
Distribution
This species was described from Hut Point, Ross Sea, Antarctica. It has been reported from McMurdo Soun ...
'' Eliot, 1907
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Cuthonella norvegica
''Cuthonella norvegica'' is a species of sea slug, an aeolid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Cuthonellidae.Gofas, S. (2016)''Cuthonella norvegica''.In: MolluscaBase (2016). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species ...
'' Odhner, 1929
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Cuthonella osyoro
''Cuthonella'' is a genus of sea slugs, specifically aeolid nudibranchs, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Cuthonellidae.
Species
Species within the genus ''Cuthonella'' include:Cella, K; Carmona Barnosi, L.; Ekimova, I; Chichvarkhin ...
'' (Baba, 1940)
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Cuthonella soboli
''Cuthonella'' is a genus of sea slugs, specifically aeolid nudibranchs, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Cuthonellidae.
Species
Species within the genus ''Cuthonella'' include:Cella, K; Carmona Barnosi, L.; Ekimova, I; Chichvarkhin ...
'' Martynov, 1992
Species originally described in ''Cuthonella'' but currently placed in synonymy include:
* ''Cuthonella antarctica'' Eliot, 1907 synonym of ''
Cuthonella elioti'' Odhner, 1944
* ''Cuthonella paradoxa'' Eliot, 1907 synonym of ''
Guyvalvoria paradoxa
''Cuthona paradoxa'' is a species of sea slug, an aeolid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Tergipedidae.
Distribution
This species was described from Winter Quarters, Ross Sea, Antarctica. It has been reported from McMurdo ...
'' (Eliot, 1907)
References
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Cuthonellidae
Gastropod genera