Pleurobranchaea meckeli

Pleurobranchaea meckeli
A lateral view of a live Pleurobranchaea meckeli
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Order:	Pleurobranchida
Family:	Pleurobranchaeidae
Genus:	Pleurobranchaea
Species:	P. meckeli
Binomial name
Pleurobranchaea meckeli (Blainville, 1825) [1]
Synonyms
Pleurobranchaea chiajeiLocard, 1886 (Unjustified emendation of dellechiaii) Pleurobranchaea dellechiaiiVérany, 1846 Pleurobranchaea notmecEv. Marcus & Gosliner, 1984 Pleurobranchaea vayssiereiEv. Marcus & Gosliner, 1984 Pleurobranchidium meckeliBlainville, 1825 (original combination)

Pleurobranchaea meckeli is a species of sea slug, specifically a side gill slug or notaspideans. It is a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Pleurobranchaeidae. ^[2]

Description

The length of the body attains 15 centimetres (5.9 in),

Distribution

This marine species occurs in the Mediterranean Sea and in the North Atlantic Ocean off Cape Verde and Portugal.

References

1. Blainville H. M. (D. de) (1825-1827). Manuel de Malacologie et de Conchyliologie . Paris, Levrault, p. 471
2. Pleurobranchaea meckeli (Blainville, 1825) . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 10 January 2019.

External links

• Photos of Pleurobranchaea meckeli on Sealife Collection