Cuthona
| Cuthona | |
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| Cuthona sibogae | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Clade: | Heterobranchia |
| Clade: | Euthyneura |
| Clade: | Nudipleura |
| Order: | Nudibranchia |
| Clade: | Dexiarchia |
| Infraorder: | Cladobranchia |
| Clade: | Aeolidida |
| Superfamily: | Fionoidea |
| Family: | Fionidae |
| Genus: |
Cuthona Alder & Hancock, 1855 |
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Cuthona is a genus of nudibranch in the family Tergipedidae.
Cuthona species feed on hydroids, and have uniseriate radulae with polydentate radular teeth.
The type species of Cuthona is Cuthona nana, (Alder & Hancock, 1842). Some authorities consider the genera Catriona and Trinchesia to be synonymous with Cuthona. Most Cuthona species were transferred to other genera as a result of a DNA phylogeny study in 2016.
Species in the genus Cuthona include:
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