Higher Classification: > Kingdom Animalia > Phylum Mollusca > Class Gastropoda > Subclass Heterobranchia > Infraclass Opisthobranchia > Order Nudibranchia > Suborder Dexiarchia > Infraorder Aeolidida > Superfamily Fionoidea > Family Tergipedidae > Genus Cuthona

Cuthona caerulea (Montagu, 1804)

Rank: Species
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

CuthonaAlder & Hancock, 1855accepted genus name
Montagua Fleming, 1822 later homonym
Catriona Winckworth, 1941 synonym
Cuthonella Bergh, 1884 synonym
Montagua Fleming, 1822 synonym
Xenocratena Odhner, 1940 synonym

Species group names

Doris caerulea Montagu, 1804 synonym
Eolidia bassi Vérany, 1846 synonym
Eolis deaurata Dalyell, 1853 synonym
Eolis glotensis Alder & Hancock, 1846 synonym
Eolis molios Herdman, 1881 synonym

Vernaculars (+) (-)

 Dutch: hemelsblauwe knotsslak
 Italian: cutona azzurra

Literature

basis of record

Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 180-213

additional source

Muller, Y. (2004). Faune et flore du littoral du Nord, du Pas-de-Calais et de la Belgique: inventaire. [Coastal fauna and flora of the Nord, Pas-de-Calais and Belgium: inventory]. Commission Régionale de Biologie Région Nord Pas-de-Calais: France. 307 pp.

additional source

Hayward, P.J.; Ryland, J.S. (Ed.) (1990). The marine fauna of the British Isles and North-West Europe: 1. Introduction and protozoans to arthropods. Clarendon Press: Oxford, UK. ISBN 0-19-857356-1. 627 pp.

Genbank

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Taxonomy

CLEMAM
WoRMS

External Links

Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications)
Barcode of Life (5 barcodes)
GenBank (2 nucleotides; 1 proteins)
GBIF

Citation

Gofas, S. (2014). Cuthona caerulea. In: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvantidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2014) European Register of Marine Species, accessed through PESI at http://www.eu-nomen.eu/portal/taxon.php?GUID=urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:141617

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Occurrence

 Present  Absent  Doubtful  Native  Introduced  Naturalised  Invasive  Managed  No data

Environment


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Importance

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Last modified

2004-12-21 by Serge Gofas

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