Cuthona methana

Cuthona methana
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Order:	Nudibranchia
Superfamily:	Fionoidea
Family:	Tergipedidae
Genus:	Cuthona
Species:	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[]

^ "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.

[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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