Cuthonidae is a
family
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of
sea slugs
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, aeolid
nudibranch
Nudibranchs () are a group of soft-bodied marine gastropod molluscs which shed their shells after their larval stage. They are noted for their often extraordinary colours and striking forms, and they have been given colourful nicknames to mat ...
s,
marine
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gastropod molluscs in the superfamily
Fionoidea
Fionoidea is a superfamily of small sea slugs, aeolid nudibranchs. They are gastropod mollusks within the infraorder Cladobranchia. The families within Fionoidea were shown to be monophyletic on DNA evidence and a re-interpretation of family c ...
.
Taxonomic history
This family was reinstated as a result of a molecular phylogenetics study.
[Korshunova, T.; Martynov, A.; Picton, B. (2017)]
Ontogeny as an important part of integrative taxonomy in tergipedid aeolidaceans (Gastropoda: Nudibranchia) with a description of a new genus and species from the Barents Sea.
Zootaxa. 4324(1): 1.
Genera
Genera within the family Cuthonidae include:
* ''
Bohuslania''
Korshunova, Lundin, Malmberg, Picton & Martynov, 2018
* ''
Cuthona
''Cuthona'' is a genus of nudibranch in the family Tergipedidae.Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S. (2014). ''Cuthona'' Alder & Hancock, 1855. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=138543 ...
''
Alder & Hancock, 1855
References
External links
Tatiana Korshunova, Kennet Lundin, Klas Malmberg, Bernard Picton, Alexander Martynov: First true brackish-water nudibranch mollusc provides new insights for phylogeny and biogeography and reveals paedomorphosis-driven evolution; PLOS, ONE, March 14, 2018*
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