Cuthona methana

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Cuthona methana
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C. methana
Binomial name
Cuthona methana
Valdés, Lundsten & N. G. Wilson, 2018

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[]

  1. ^ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Cuthona methana Valdés, Lundsten & N. G. Wilson, 2018". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2019-03-31.
  2. ^ Fulton-Bennett, Kim (2018-12-12). "Five new species of sea slugs found in the ocean depths". MBARI. Retrieved 2019-04-01.
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