Eubranchus

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Eubranchus
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the candelabra nudibranch, Eubranchus sp.
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Heterobranchia
Order: Nudibranchia
Suborder: Cladobranchia
Superfamily: Fionoidea
Family: Eubranchidae
Genus: Eubranchus
Forbes, 1838 [1]
Type species
Eubranchus tricolor
Forbes, 1838
Synonyms [2]
  • DungaEliot, 1902
  • EgalvinaOdhner, 1929
  • GalvinaAlder & Hancock, 1855
  • NudibranchusMartynov, 1998
  • ProdungaMartynov, 1998

Eubranchus is a genus of aeolid nudibranch in the family Eubranchidae. [2]

The name Eubranchus has been placed on the Official List by ICZN Opinion 774. [3]

Species

Species within the genus Eubranchus include: [2]

Species brought into synonymy

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References

  1. Forbes, E. (1838) Malacologia Monensis: a catalogue of the Mollusca inhabiting the Isle of Man and the neighbouring sea. Edinburgh: J. Carfrae and son pp. XII + 63 + 3 pl. (Spelled as Eutrancbus in the tab. 1.)
  2. 1 2 3 Caballer, M.; Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S. (2014). Eubranchus. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2014-10-12.
  3. ICZN. (1966) Opinion 774. Eubranchus Forbes, 1838 added to the Official List with suppression under the Plenary Powers of several nomina dubia. Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature. 23(1): 87-90
  4. 1 2 Zsilavecz, G. 2007. Nudibranchs of the Cape Peninsula and False Bay. ISBN   0-620-38054-3