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Rubramoena rubescens

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Rubramoena rubescens
The nudibranch Rubramoena rubescens, Gulen Dive Centre, Norway.
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C. rubescens
Binomial name
Rubramoena rubescens
Picton & Brown, 1978[1]
Synonyms

Cuthona rubescens (Picton & Brown, 1978)

Rubramoena rubescens is a species of sea slug, an aeolid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Fionidae.[2]

Distribution

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This species was described from St. John's Point, Dunkineely, County Donegal, Ireland. It has been reported from the NE Atlantic from Norway south to Cornwall.[3]

Description

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The typical adult size of this species is 12–15 mm. It is very similar to Rubramoena amoena, apart from differences in the colour pattern.[4]

Habitat

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Cuthona rubescens feeds on hydroids of the genus Halecium especially Halecium halecinum.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Picton, B. E., & G. H. Brown. 1978. A new species of Cuthona (Gastropoda: Opisthobranchia) from the British Isles. Journal of Conchology 29(6):345-348.
  2. ^ Gofas, S. (2014). Cuthona rubescens Picton & Brown, 1978. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2015-01-29
  3. ^ a b Picton, B.E. & Morrow, C.C., 2010. Cuthona rubescens Picton & Brown, 1978.[In] Encyclopedia of Marine Life of Britain and Ireland.
  4. ^ Thompson, T.E. and Brown, G.H., 1984. Biology of Opisthobranch Molluscs, Volume II. The Ray Society. 229 pages 41 plates, 40 figures, p. 125.