Cuthona methana
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| Cuthona methana | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Order: | Nudibranchia |
| Suborder: | Cladobranchia |
| Superfamily: | Fionoidea |
| Family: | Cuthonidae |
| 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 Cuthonidae.[1] It is small, only 4 to 6 millimeters in length, with long gills.
Cuthona 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]