Deep-sea Cuthonella [Cuthonella abyssicola]
Description
A species of sea slug, an aeolid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cuthonellidae. This species is distributed in Atlantic Ocean off Massachusetts, USA. This species occurs at depths of 805 m to 2120 m. It is characterized by its white, semi-transparent body with visible internal organs.
Taxonomy
| Phylum |
Mollusks
Mollusca
|
|---|---|
| Class |
Gastropods
Gastropoda
|
| Order |
Nudibranchia
Nudibranchia
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| Family |
Trinchesiidae
Trinchesiidae
|
| Genus |
Cuthonella
Cuthonella
|