Cuthona yamasui (Yamasu’s cuthona)
Identification
Dark brown or blue, and sometimes white body, slender rhinophores, lots of cerata with yellow or gold tips. The rhinophores and oral tentacles are always dark brown or black.
Status
Unassessed by the IUCN Red list.
Habitat
It can be found throughout the Indo-West Pacific up to Australia and Japan. It is usually on or nearby hydroids which it feeds on, in a depth range of 0-25 meters.
Reproduction
–
Size
Up to 5cm.
Prey / Predation
It feeds on hydroids.
Special features
This species is highly variable in color patterns, but the gold or yellow cerata tips are the identification characteristic.
