Leostyletus misakiensis

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Leostyletus misakiensis
Eubranchus misakiensis AKA Leostyletus misakiensis from Princeton Harbor, California 01.jpg
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Heterobranchia
Order: Nudibranchia
Suborder: Cladobranchia
Superfamily: Fionoidea
Family: Eubranchidae
Genus: Leostyletus
Species:
L. misakiensis
Binomial name
Leostyletus misakiensis
(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.

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References

  1. 1 2 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.
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