Intertidal Invertebrates of the Monterey Bay Area, California

Compiled & photographed by Gary McDonald, Long Marine Laboratory, University of California, Santa Cruz
Cuthona divae (Marcus, 1961)               
Rose-pink Cuthona
Mollusca: Gastropoda: Opisthobranchia: Nudibranchia: Aeolidina: Tergipedidae
Geographic Range: Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada, to Pt. Loma, San Diego, CA. Synonyms: Cuthona rosea, Precuthona divae
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Carmel Pt., Monterey Co., CA; 10 Apr 2008; 19mm total length.

Description: Ground color translucent cream to brownish-pink, cerata same color, tips encrusted with opaque white, cores reddish-brown to pink or burnt umber. Oral tentacles & rhinophores translucent cream to pinkish-brown. Anterior foot corners rounded.
Size: Typically less than 20mm in length, but may reach 44mm.
Notes: Feeds on the hydroid Hydractinia milleri.
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Carmel Pt., Monterey Co., CA; 10 Apr 2008; 19mm total length.		 Cuthona_divae_0034
Carmel Pt., Monterey Co., CA; 10 Apr 2008; 19mm total length.
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Scott Cr., Santa Cruz Co., CA; 9 May 2008; 19mm total length.		 Cuthona_divae_0085
Carmel Pt., Monterey Co., CA; 10 Jan 2009; 8mm total length.
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Carmel Pt. (south), Monterey Co., CA; 10 Apr 2008; 19mm total length.		 Cuthona_divae_4-0086.jpg
Scott Cr., Santa Cruz Co., CA; 26 Apr 2009; 13mm total length.
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Sand Dollar Beach, Monterey Co., CA; 27 May 2009; 11mm total length.		  

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