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| Domain |
Eukarya |
| Kingdom |
Animalia |
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Mollusca |
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Gastropoda |
| Order |
Nudibranchia |
| Family |
Tergipedidae |
| Genus |
Cuthona |
| Species |
divae |
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Rose-pink Cuthona (Er.Marcus,1961) |
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| From Marine Life of the Pacific by Lamb and Hanby, we see that the rose-pink cuthona, or Correa's aeolid Is a very bushy species,( living fro intertidal to 20 metres depth from BC to California. The first three rows of cerata (gills) begin ahead of its rhinophores (sensory organs).It feeds on hydractinid hydroids whose color it closely matches. Macro image by Ryan Murphy |
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This file is provided as part of a collaborative effort by the students, faculty, staff and volunteers of
Lester B. Pearson College |
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