Eubranchus prietoi

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Eubranchus prietoi
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Heterobranchia
clade Euthyneura
clade Nudipleura
clade Nudibranchia
clade Dexiarchia
clade Cladobranchia
clade Aeolidida
Superfamily:
Fionoidea
Family:
Eubranchidae
Genus:
Eubranchus
Species:
E. prietoi
Binomial name
Eubranchus prietoi
Llera & Ortea, 1981 [1]

Eubranchus prietoi is a species of sea slug or nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Eubranchidae. [2]

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Distribution

This species was described from Verdicio, Asturias, Spain, 43°35′N05°50′W / 43.583°N 5.833°W / 43.583; -5.833 , in the NE Atlantic Ocean. [1] It has been reported from Arcachon Bay, France and Senegal [3] [4] as well as Ghana. [5]

Biology

Eubranchus prietoi was found with the hydroid Plumularia setacea , which is presumed to be its food. [1] It lays short egg coils across the midrib of the hydroid. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Llera E. & Ortea J. (1981). Una nueva especie de Eubranchus del Norte de España. Bollettino Malacologico 17: 265-270.
  2. ↑ Gofas, S. (2015). Eubranchus prietoi Llera & Ortea, 1981. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2016-01-03.
  3. 1 2 Rudman, W.B., 2005 (August 26) Eubranchus prietoi Llera & Ortea, 1981. [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.
  4. ↑ Poddubetskaia, M. (2009) Eubranchus prietoi. Nembro. Accessed 2015-01-03.
  5. ↑ Edmunds M. (2015). Opisthobranchiate Mollusca from Ghana: Flabellinidae, Piseinotecidae, Eubranchidae & Embletoniidae. Journal of Conchology. 42(2): 105-124, page(s): 116, figs 6C-D, 7.
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