Cuthona luciae
species of mollusc
This taxon is inactive. Cuthona luciae has been found to be a synonym of Cuthona herrerai.
Cuthona luciae is a species of sea slugs, an aeolid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Fionidae.
Etymology
The specific name luciae is in honour of Lucı́a Valdés, the daughter of malacologist Ángel Valdés.
The type specimens are stored in the Museo de Malacologı́a, University of Panama and the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County.
Distribution
The type locality of this species is Crawl Cay, Bocas del Toro Archipelago, Panama. The distribution includes the area from Florida to Panama. It may possibly also live in Brazil.
Description
The body length is up to 12 mm. It has yellow cerata.
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