Cuthona [SEP] parent taxon
Cuthona
Cuthona is a genus of nudibranch in the family Tergipedidae.
Ecology.
"Cuthona" species feed on hydroids, and have uniseriate radulae with polydentate radular teeth.
Taxonomic history.
The type species of "Cuthona" is "Cuthona nana", (Alder & Hancock, 1842). Some authorities consider the genera "Catriona" and "Trinchesia" to be synonymous with "Cuthona". Most "Cuthona" species were transferred to other genera as a result of DNA phylogeny studies in 2016 and
2017.
Species.
Species in the genus "Cuthona" include:
- "Cuthona divae"
- "Cuthona methana"
- "Cuthona nana"
- "Cuthona hermitophila"
- Species brought into synonymy:
- "Cuthona abronia" (: synonym of "Abronica abronia"
- "Cuthona abyssicola" : synonym of "Cuthonella abyssicola"
- "Cuthona acinosa" (: synonym of "Tenellia acinosa"
- "Cuthona akibai" : synonym of "Tenellia akibai"
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