Species Identification: Find Species


Family: Cuthonidae



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51 species
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Max. Length 1.3 cm TL

 
Cuthona abronia
[Colorful Cuthona]
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Cuthona abyssicola
[]
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Max. Length 1.2 cm TL

 
Cuthona albocrusta
[White-crust Cuthona]
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Cuthona albopunctata
[]
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Cuthona amoena
[]
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Cuthona annulata
[]
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Cuthona antarctica
[]
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Max. Length 0.6 cm DL

 
Cuthona barbadiana
[]

Photo by Coudre, Christian

Western Atlantic and the
Max. Length 1 cm TL
Cuthona caerulea (Montagu, 1804)

Photo by Photo by Coudre, Christian
 
Cuthona caerulea
[]
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Cuthona claviformis
[]
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Max. Length 1.5 cm TL

 
Cuthona cocoachroma
[Brown Cuthona]
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Max. Length 1.5 cm TL

 
Cuthona concinna
[Neat aeolid]
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Max. Length 1.8 cm TL

 
Cuthona divae
[Rose-pink Cuthona]
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Max. Length 1 cm TL

 
Cuthona flavovulta
[Yellowish Cuthona]
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Cuthona foliata
[]
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Max. Length 0.8 cm TL

 
Cuthona fulgens
[Black-and-yellow Cuthona]
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Cuthona genovae
[]
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Max. Length 1.5 cm DL

 
Cuthona georgiana
[]
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Cuthona granosa
[]
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Max. Length 2.3 cm TL

 
Cuthona gymnota
[Orange-tip Cuthona]
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Max. Length 1.4 cm TL

 
Cuthona hamanni
[Hamann's aeolid]
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Cuthona herrerai
[]
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Cuthona ilonae
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Max. Length 1.2 cm DL

 
Cuthona iris
[]
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Cuthona kanga
[]
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Max. Length 1.4 cm TL

 
Cuthona lagunae
[Orange-face Cuthona]
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Cuthona leopardina
[]
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Max. Length 0.6 cm TL

 
Cuthona lizae
[Liza's aeolid]
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Max. Length 3.2 cm TL

 
Cuthona longi
[Long's aeolid]
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Cuthona miniostriata
[]
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Max. Length 1 cm DL

 
Cuthona nana
[]
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Cuthona ocellata
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Cuthona odhneri
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Cuthona pallida
[]
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Max. Length 1.5 cm TL

 
Cuthona perca
[Lake Meritt Cuthona]
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Max. Length 1.7 cm TL

 
Cuthona phoenix
[The phoenix aeolid]
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Max. Length 0.2 cm DL

 
Cuthona pumilio
[]
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Max. Length 2.4 cm TL

 
Cuthona punicea
[Pomegranate aeolid]
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Max. Length 2.5 cm DL

 
Cuthona purpurea
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 1.5 cm TL

 
Cuthona rolleri
[Roller's aeolid]
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Cuthona rubescens
[]
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Max. Length 1 cm DL

 
Cuthona schraderi
[]
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Cuthona sibogae
[]
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Cuthona speciosa
[]
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Cuthona thompsoni
[]
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Max. Length 0.5 cm DL

 
Cuthona tina
[]
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Max. Length 2.5 cm TL

 
Cuthona veronicae
[]
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Max. Length 0.6 cm TL

 
Cuthona virens
[Green Cuthona]
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Max. Length 1.1 cm TL

 
Cuthona viridis
[Viridis aeolid]

Photo by SplashingTime

Indo-West Pacific.

Cuthona yamasui Hamatani, 1993

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Cuthona yamasui
[]
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Precuthona peachi
[]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Cuthona abronia Colorful Cuthona Eastern Pacific. 1.3 TL 1966
Cuthona abyssicola Northeast Atlantic 1884
Cuthona albocrusta White-crust Cuthona Indo-Pacific. 1.2 TL 1966
Cuthona albopunctata Mediterranean Sea. 1968
Cuthona amoena Northeast Atlantic and th 1845
Cuthona annulata Indo-West Pacific 1949
Cuthona antarctica Western Atlantic. 1886
Cuthona barbadiana Western Atlantic. 0.6 DL 1983
Cuthona caerulea Western Atlantic and the 1 TL 1804
Cuthona claviformis Antarctic Indian Ocean 1974
Cuthona cocoachroma Brown Cuthona Eastern Pacific. 1.5 TL 1979
Cuthona concinna Neat aeolid Arctic, Atlantic and East 1.5 TL 1843
Cuthona divae Rose-pink Cuthona Eastern Pacific. 1.8 TL 1961
Cuthona flavovulta Yellowish Cuthona Eastern Pacific. 1 TL 1966
Cuthona foliata Northeast Atlantic and th 1839
Cuthona fulgens Black-and-yellow Cuthona Eastern Pacific. 0.8 TL 1966
Cuthona genovae Northeast Atlantic and th 1926
Cuthona georgiana Pacific Ocean, Western At 1.5 DL 1886
Cuthona granosa Mediterranean Sea. 1966
Cuthona gymnota Orange-tip Cuthona Western Atlantic, Arctic 2.3 TL 1838
Cuthona hamanni Hamann's aeolid Eastern Pacific. 1.4 TL 1987
Cuthona herrerai Western Central Atlantic 2002
Cuthona ilonae Mediterranean Sea. 1968
Cuthona iris Western Atlantic. 1.2 DL 1983
Cuthona kanga Western Indian Ocean 1970
Cuthona lagunae Orange-face Cuthona Eastern Pacific. 1.4 TL 1926
Cuthona leopardina Mediterranean Sea. 1888
Cuthona lizae Liza's aeolid Eastern Central Pacific 0.6 TL 2003
Cuthona longi Long's aeolid Eastern Central Pacific 3.2 TL 1985
Cuthona miniostriata Mediterranean Sea. 1968
Cuthona nana Western Atlantic and East 1 DL 1842
Cuthona ocellata Mediterranean Sea. 1966
Cuthona odhneri Southeast Pacific 1959
Cuthona pallida Mediterranean Sea. 1906
Cuthona perca Lake Meritt Cuthona Atlantic Ocean, Pacific O 1.5 TL 1958
Cuthona phoenix The phoenix aeolid Eastern Pacific and Weste 1.7 TL 1981
Cuthona pumilio Atlantic Ocean. 0.2 DL 1871
Cuthona punicea Pomegranate aeolid Eastern Pacific. 2.4 TL 1986
Cuthona purpurea Western Atlantic. 2.5 DL 1853
Cuthona rolleri Roller's aeolid Eastern Pacific. 1.5 TL 1988
Cuthona rubescens Northeast Atlantic. 1978
Cuthona schraderi Western Atlantic. 1 DL 1886
Cuthona sibogae Western Atlantic. 1905
Cuthona speciosa Southeast Atlantic and We 1954
Cuthona thompsoni Mediterranean Sea. 1991
Cuthona tina Western Atlantic 0.5 DL 1957
Cuthona veronicae Western Atlantic 2.5 TL 1880
Cuthona virens Green Cuthona Eastern Pacific. 0.6 TL 1966
Cuthona viridis Viridis aeolid Eastern Pacific and Atlan 1.1 TL 1840
Cuthona yamasui Indo-West Pacific. 1993
Precuthona peachi Northeast Atlantic



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