Eubranchus steinbecki

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Eubranchus steinbecki
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E. steinbecki
Binomial name
Eubranchus steinbecki
Behrens, 1987 [1]

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

Distribution

This species was described from specimens collected from boat floats at Dana Landing, Mission Bay, San Diego, 32°42′N117°33′W / 32.700°N 117.550°W / 32.700; -117.550 and intertidally at Palos Verdes, 34°00′N118°47′W / 34.000°N 118.783°W / 34.000; -118.783 , California, United States. [1] It has been reported from Palos Verdes south to La Paz, Baja California Sur, Mexico. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 Behrens, D. W. (1987). Two new aeolid nudibranchs from southern California. The Veliger 30(1):82-89.
  2. Caballer, M.; Rosenberg, G. (2015). Eubranchus steinbecki Behrens, 1987. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2016-01-03.
  3. Behrens, D. W., & Hermosillo, A. (2005) Eastern Pacific nudibranchs, a guide to the opisthobranchs from Alaska to Central America. vi + 137 pp., 314 photos. Sea Challengers, Monterey, California, page 110.