Cuthona iris
| Cuthona iris | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Heterobranchia clade Euthyneura |
| Superfamily: | Fionoidea |
| Family: | Tergipedidae |
| Genus: | Cuthona |
| Species: | C. iris |
| Binomial name | |
| Cuthona iris Edmunds & Just, 1983[1] | |
Cuthona iris is a species of sea slug, an aeolid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Tergipedidae.[2]
Distribution
This species was described from the reef flat outside Bellairs Research Institute, Barbados.
Description
The typical adult size of this species is 5-10 mm.
References
- ↑ Edmunds, M., & H. Just. 1983. Eolid nudibranchiate Mollusca from Barbados. Journal of Molluscan Studies 49(3):185-203.
- ↑ Rosenberg, G. (2014). Cuthona iris Edmunds & Just, 1983. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2015-02-09
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