Biology:Cuthona methana
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Short description: Species of mollusc
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Species: | C. methana
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Cuthona methana Valdés, Lundsten & N. G. Wilson, 2018
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Cuthona methana is a species of sea slug in the family Tergipedidae.[1] It is small, only 4 to 6 millimeters in length, with long gills.
C. methana was discovered on a seafloor at Hydrate Ridge, with layers of methane hydrate, which is a mixture of seawater and methane. It was named for being discovered near methane bubbling out of the seafloor, giving the species name "methana".[2]
References
- ↑ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Cuthona methana Valdés, Lundsten & N. G. Wilson, 2018" (in en). http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1313258&from=rss.
- ↑ Fulton-Bennett, Kim (2018-12-12). "Five new species of sea slugs found in the ocean depths" (in en-US). https://www.mbari.org/five-new-nudibranchs/.
Wikidata ☰ Q61706130 entry
Original source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cuthona methana.
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