Cuthona thompsoni Thompson's Cuthona

Cuthona thompsoni is commonly referred to as Thompson's Cuthona. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Dennis Rabeling, Lanzarote, Kanarischen Inseln

Cuthona thompsoni,Las Palmas, ES-CN, ES 2021

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lexID:: 16718
AphiaID:: 141635

Scientific:: Cuthona thompsoni
German:: Thompsons Fadenschnecke
English:: Thompson's Cuthona

Category:: Nakensnegler

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Nudibranchia (Order) > Cuthonidae (Family) > Cuthona (Genus) > thompsoni (Species)
Initial determination:: F. J. García, López-González & García-Gómez, 1991

Occurrence:: European Coasts, Levantine Sea (Mediterranean), North Atlantic Ocean, Portugal, the Canary Islands
Marine Zone:: Intertidal (Eulittoral), intertidal zone between the high and low tide lines characterized by the alternation of low and high tide down to 15 meters
Sea depth:: Meter
Habitats:: Intertidal zone, Tidal Zone, Seawater, Sea water
Size:: 0,8 cm
Temperature:: °F - 78.8 °F (°C - 26°C)
Food:: Carnivore, Hydrozoa polyps
Difficulty:: Not suitable for aquarium keeping
Offspring:: None
Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown