Cuthona methana is a species of sea slug in the family Cuthonidae.[1] It is small, only 4 to 6 millimeters in length, with long gills.
| Cuthona methana | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Order: | Nudibranchia |
| Suborder: | Cladobranchia |
| Superfamily: | Fionoidea |
| Family: | Cuthonidae |
| Genus: | Cuthona |
| Species: | C. methana
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| Binomial name | |
| Cuthona methana Valdés, Lundsten & N. G. Wilson, 2018
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Cuthona 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
edit- ^ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Cuthona methana Valdés, Lundsten & N. G. Wilson, 2018". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2019-03-31.
- ^ Fulton-Bennett, Kim (2018-12-12). "Five new species of sea slugs found in the ocean depths". MBARI. Retrieved 2019-04-01.