Leostyletus misakiensis

Leostyletus misakiensis
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Order:	Nudibranchia
Suborder:	Cladobranchia
Superfamily:	Fionoidea
Family:	Eubranchidae
Genus:	Leostyletus
Species:	L. misakiensin
Binomial name
Leostyletus misakiensin (Baba, 1960) [1]
Synonyms
Eubranchus misakiensis Baba, 1960 (basionym)

Leostyletus misakiensis, common name Misaki aeolid, is a species of sea slug or nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Eubranchidae. ^[2]

Distribution

This species was described from Misaki, Sagami Bay, on an Obelia colony, Japan. Additional specimens included in the original description were from Sargassum plants at Mukaishima, Seto Inland Sea. ^[1] The species has been reported from British Columbia, but it is likely that several distinct species are involved. ^[3] This species is also found in the San Francisco Bay, California, and in harbors in Princeton, California and Santa Cruz, California.

References

1. Baba, K. (1960). Two new species of the genus Eubranchus from Japan (Nudibranchia - Eolidacea). Publications of the Seto Marine Laboratory, 8(2): 299-302, Pl 34.
2. Bouchet, P. (2015). Leostyletus misakiensis (Baba, 1960). In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2015-12-27
3. Rudman, W.B., 2001 (March 6) Eubranchus misakiensis Baba, 1960. Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.