Cuthona ornata from eastern Russia

May 16, 2005
From: Alexei Chernyshev & A. Ratnikov

Dear Bill,
Cuthona ornata is a rare species in Peter the Great Bay (Martynov, 2002). Here it was found only in warm season (August and September).

Locality:  Peter the Great Bay, Russia,  Sea of Japan, Pacific Ocean. Depth: 2 m. Length: 10 mm. August 2002. on Codium sp. Photographer: A. Ratnikov.

  • Martynov A. V. (2002) The new species of the genus Trinchesia Ihering, 1879 from Peter the Great Bay, Japan Sea (Nudibranchia, Tergipetidae), with notes on the taxonomy of the family. Ruthenica, 12(1): 45-54 (in Russian).

Best regards,
Alexei & Alexander

tsher@bio.dvgu.ru

Chernyshev, AV., & Ratnikov, AV. , 2005 (May 16) Cuthona ornata from eastern Russia. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/13767

Dear Alexei & Alexander,
Thanks for another report from the Russian far east. It is very interesting to see photos of these animals and compare them with the fauna of Japan and the rest of the northern Pacific.
Best wishes,
Bill Rudman

Rudman, W.B., 2005 (May 16). Comment on Cuthona ornata from eastern Russia by Alexei Chernyshev & A. Ratnikov. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/13767

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