Cuthona sp. 10

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This species has been observed on Madagascar Island


Order : Nudibranchia
Suborder : Dexiarchia
Superfamily : Fionoidea
Family : Fionidae
Distribution : Madagascar
Maximal size : 10 mm
Abundance :


Species characteristics :

Yellow pigment covering most of the notum, head, cerata

Head with a transverse opaque white band behind the oral tentacles

Oracle tentacles and rhinophores orange at the base, yellow at the apex

Cerata yellow with blue subterminal ring bordered by a thin dark blue line

 

Cuthona sp10
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Photo Alain-Benoît rassat
Madagascar, Nosy bé, 10 m, size : 10 mm

Remarks :

This species have some similarities but also some differences with Cuthona sp. 3 from Tanzania in Nudibranch and Sea Slug Identification. Indopacific. Gosliner & All, 2015

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