Cuthona sp. 9
Order: NUDIBRANCHIA
Suborder: AEOLIDINA
Family: Tergipedidae
DISTRIBUTION
East Pacific
PHOTO
17 feet deep in Playa Mismaloya, Bahia de Banderas, Pacific Coast of Mexico on 6. April 2002. Length: 7 mm. Photo: Alicia Hermosilla.
Opaque white body with pink oral tentacles, rhinophores and cerata
Authorship detailsRudman, W.B., 2006 (March 5) Cuthona sp. 9 [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/cuthsp9
Related messages
Aeolids from Bahia de Banderas
April 26, 2002
From: Alicia Hermosillo
Dear Dr. Rudman,
As of now, I have 12 unidentified aeolids, 1 dorid and 1 dendronotacean in my survey.
I am sending you pictures of one of them. I found it 17 feet deep in Playa Mismaloya, Bahia de Banderas, Pacific Coast of Mexico on April 6th. It was 7 mm long and next to another smaller one 5 mm long.
Can you identify it? I will be sending you pictures of my other difficult ones to see if anyone around can help me out.
Thanks and best regards
Ali
gueri25@hotmail.com
Dear Ali,
The rounded anterior corners to the foot suggest it may be a species of Cuthona, but we will need some local expertise, or a look at its anatomy, to have much idea about its identity. With luck the "East Pacific - unidentified page won't get too large.
Best wishes,
Bill Rudman
