Chudo

Chudo
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Nudibranchia
Suborder: Aeolidacea
Superfamily: Chudoidea
Korshunova, Fletcher & Martynov, 2025
Family: Chudidae
Korshunova, Fletcher & Martynov, 2025
Genus: Chudo
Korshunova, Fletcher & Martynov, 2025
Species:
C. humanistica
Binomial name
Chudo humanistica
Korshunova, Fletcher & Martynov, 2025

Chudo is a genus of nudibranchs and the only member of the family Chudidae, itself the only member of the superfamily Chudoidea. It is a monotypic genus, represented by the single species Chudo humanistica.[1][2] Known only from the subantarctic Southern Ocean, it is a deep-sea taxon, found at depths of 2,800 m (9,200 ft).[1]

References

  1. ^ a b Korshunova, Tatiana; Fletcher, Karin; Martynov, Alexander (2025-08-01). "The endless forms are the most differentiated—how taxonomic pseudo-optimization masked natural diversity and evolution: the nudibranch case". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 204 (4). doi:10.1093/zoolinnean/zlaf057. ISSN 0024-4082. LCCN 75645095. OCLC 36953454.
  2. ^ Bieler R, Bouchet P, Gofas S, Marshall B, Rosenberg G, La Perna R, Neubauer TA, Sartori AF, Schneider S, Vos C, ter Poorten JJ, Taylor J, Dijkstra H, Finn J, Bank R, Neubert E, Moretzsohn F, Faber M, Houart R, Picton B, Garcia-Alvarez O (eds.). "Chudo Korshunova, Fletcher & Martynov, 2025". MolluscaBase. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2026-02-11.