Cuthona divae
{{Short description|Species of gastropod}}
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| image = Cuthona divae from Pillar Point, California.jpg
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| genus = Cuthona
| species = divae
| authority = (Er. Marcus, 1961)Marcus, E.G. (1961). [https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/134668#page/58/mode/1up Opisthobranch mollusks from California.] Veliger 3 (suppl.):1-85, pls. 1-10.
| synonyms =
- Precuthona divae Er. Marcus, 1961 - basionym
- Cratena rosea MacFarland, 1966
}}
Cuthona divae, the rose-pink cuthona, is a species of sea slug, an aeolid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Cuthonidae.Rosenberg, G. (2014). [http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=581882 Cuthona divae (Er. Marcus, 1961).] Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2015-01-30
Distribution
This species was described from Dillon Beach, California, United States. It has subsequently been reported from the Pacific Ocean coast of North America from Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada, to Point Loma, San Diego, California.McDonald, G. (2015). [http://people.ucsc.edu/~mcduck/DreamWeaver/Mollusca/Nudibranchs/Cuthona_divae/Cuthona_divae.html Intertidal Invertebrates of the Monterey Bay Area, California.]
Ecology
Cuthona divae is reported to feed on the hydroids Hydractinia and Clavactinia milleri, family Hydractiniidae.Rudman, W.B., (2001 February 4) [http://www.seaslugforum.net/showall/cuthdiva Cuthona divae (Marcus, 1961). ]