Cuthonella concinna Elegant Cuthona

Cuthonella concinnais commonly referred to as Elegant Cuthona. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Phil Garner, Southern California Marine Life, USA

Cuthona concinna, 2016

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lexID:: 6002
AphiaID:: 893251

Scientific:: Cuthonella concinna
German:: Elegante Cuthona, Fadenschnecke
English:: Elegant Cuthona

Category:: Nudibranchs

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Nudibranchia (Order) > Cuthonellidae (Family) > Cuthonella (Genus) > concinna (Species)
Initial determination:: (Alder & Hancock, ), 1843

Occurrence:: Canada , European Coasts, France, Iceland, North Atlantic Ocean, Norway, Sweden, the British Isles, the Faroe Islands, USA
Sea depth:: 1 - 400 Meter
Habitats:: Coastal waters, Fjords, Intertidal zone, Tidal Zone, Stony soils
Size:: 0.39" - 0.79" (1cm - 2cm)
Temperature:: 32 °F - 68 °F (0°C - 20°C)
Food:: Food specialist, Hydrozoa polyps
Difficulty:: Not suitable for aquarium keeping
Offspring:: None
Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown

CITES:

Not evaluated

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE)

Related species at Catalog of Life:

Cuthonella abyssicola
Cuthonella berghi
Cuthonella cocoachroma
Schokoladen-Fadenschnecke
Cuthonella concinna
Elegante Cuthona, Fadenschnecke
Cuthonella elenae
Cuthonella elioti
Cuthonella ferruginea
Cuthonella hiemalis
Cuthonella modesta
Cuthonella norvegica
Cuthonella osyoro
Cuthonella soboli
Fadenschnecke

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2013-09-04 19:59:55
Last edit:: 2023-11-28 15:26:57

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Cuthonella concinna (Alder & Hancock, 1843)

The body is translucent with grey or dark grey cerata and white tips.Cuthonella concinna feeds on hydroid of genus Sertulaia argentea, Laomedea gelatinosa , Obelia longissima, Sertularia cupressina.

Synonyms:
Cuthona concinna (Alder & Hancock, 1843)
Cuthona marisalbi Roginskaya, 1963
Eolis concinna Alder & Hancock, 1843

External links

artsdatabanken (no). Abgerufen am 28.11.2023.
Encyclopedia of marine life of Britain and Ireland (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
YouTube - Video (en). Abgerufen am 28.11.2023.

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Cuthona concinna © Anne Frijsinger & Mat Vestjens, Holland

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