Cuthona lagunae
(O'Donoghue, 1926)

Order: NUDIBRANCHIA
Suborder: AEOLIDINA
Family: Tergipedidae

DISTRIBUTION

Oregon, USA to Baja California, Mexico.

PHOTO

Upper: Montana de Oro, California, USA. Intertidal. Length: 7 mm. 26 May 2005. Rocky shore, low intertidal pool. Photographer: Jeff Goddard.
Lower: San Diego, California. Photo: Jeff Hamann .

Grows to 14mm. Characterised by orange rhinophores and ceratal tips, opaque white oral tentacles and median line on posterior foot, and dark, usually black ceratal digestive gland duct.

Authorship details
Rudman, W.B., 2000 (July 10) Cuthona lagunae (O'Donoghue, 1926). [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/factsheet/cuthlagu

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