{{Short description|Genus of gastropods}} {{Speciesbox | image = | image_caption = | genus = Curnon | parent_authority = d'Udekem d'Acoz, 2017 | species = granulosa | authority = (Vayssière, 1906)<ref>[https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/17038#page/35/mode/1up Vayssière, A. J. B. M. 1906. Mollusques Nudibranches et Marséniadés. Expédition Antarctique Française (1903-1905). Commandee par le Dr. Jean Charcot. Sciences Naturelles: Documents Scientifiques, Mollusques, pp. 1-51, pls. 1-4.]</ref> | synonyms= ''Charcotia granulosa'' <small>Vayssière, 1906</small> (original combination) }}
'''''Curnon granulosa''''' is a species of sea slug, a nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Curnonidae.<ref name="WoRMS">MolluscaBase (2019). MolluscaBase. Curnon granulosa (Vayssière, 1906). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1320723 on 2019-09-05</ref> It is the only species in the genus '''''Curnon'''''.<ref>{{cite WoRMS |year=2026 |title=''Curnon'' d'Udekem d'Acoz, 2017 |id=1052377 |access-date=10 March 2026 |db=MolluscaBase}}</ref>
==Etymology== The genus name was originally a tribute to Dr. Jean Charcot, who led the expedition which discovered this species.
==Distribution== This species was described from a single specimen found at 40 m depth at Booth Island, Antarctica. It has been described in more detail from specimens collected at Signy Island, Antarctica.<ref>Wägele, H., Barnes, D. K. A., and Bullough, L. W. (1995) Redescription of ''Charcotia granulosa'' Vayssière, 1906 (Nudibranchia: Arminoidea: Charcotiidae) from Signy Island, Antarctica. Journal of Molluscan Studies 61: 197-207.</ref>
==Description== The body of ''Curnon granulosa'' is translucent white with branches of the pink digestive gland showing through the skin. The mantle is bordered by an opaque white band and the dorsal surface is covered by pointed tubercles which are tipped with white pigment. The rhinophores are translucent and tipped with white.<ref>[http://www.seaslugforum.net/factsheet/chargran Rudman, W.B., 2007 (February 21) ''Charcotia granulosa'' (Vayssiere, 1906). [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.]</ref>
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== * [https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/27175#page/163/mode/1up Vayssière, A. (1906). Diagnoses génériques de Mollusques Gastéropodes nouveaux rapportés par l'Expédition Antarctique du Dr Charcot. Bulletin du Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris. 12(3): 147-149]
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Category:Nudibranchs Category:Monotypic gastropod genera