Cuthona rolleri Roller's Aeolid

Cuthona rolleri is commonly referred to as Roller's Aeolid. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Robin Gwen Agarwal, USA

Cuthona rolleri, California 2026

Collected and photographed under permit. Project: California Intertidal Diversity DNA Barcode Library. Humboldt County, California
Courtesy of the author Robin Gwen Agarwal, USA Robin Gwen Agarwal (ANudibranchMom on iNaturalist). Please visit www.flickr.com for more information.

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lexID:: 18635
AphiaID:: 581886

Scientific:: Cuthona rolleri
German:: Rollers Fadenschnecke
English:: Roller's Aeolid

Category:: Limaces de mer

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Nudibranchia (Order) > Cuthonidae (Family) > Cuthona (Genus) > rolleri (Species)
Initial determination:: Behrens & Gosliner, 1988

Occurrence:: California, Eastern Pacific Ocean, Endemic species, USA
Marine Zone:: Intertidal (Eulittoral), intertidal zone between the high and low tide lines characterized by the alternation of low and high tide down to 15 meters
Sea depth:: Meter
Habitats:: Mud flat, Seawater, Sea water
Size:: 1,5 cm
Temperature:: 55.4 °F - 73.4 °F (13°C - 23°C)
Food:: Carnivore, Food specialist, Hydrozoa polyps, No reliable information available
Difficulty:: Not suitable for aquarium keeping
Offspring:: None
Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown