Pleurobranchus

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Pleurobranchus
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Pleurobranchus mamillatus
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Superorder: Nudipleura
Order: Pleurobranchida
Family: Pleurobranchidae
Genus: Pleurobranchus
Cuvier, 1804
Type species
Pleurobranchus peroniiCuvier, 1804
Species

22 species (see text)

Synonyms [1]
  • OscaniellaBergh, 1897
  • OscaniusLeach, 1847
  • Pleurobranchus (Oscanius)Leach, 1847
  • Pleurobranchus (Pleurobranchus)Cuvier, 1804
  • Pseudolibaniade Stefani, 1879
  • SusaniaGray, 1857
A grand pleurobranch (Pleurobranchus grandis) off Dahab, Egypt. Grand pleurobranch pleurobranchus grandis.JPG
A grand pleurobranch ( Pleurobranchus grandis ) off Dahab, Egypt.

Pleurobranchus is a genus of sea slugs, specifically side-gill slugs, marine gastropod mollusc in the family Pleurobranchidae. [1] [2]

Contents

They typically occur in intertidal and shallow subtidal waters of tropical and subtropical seas worldwide. [2]

Species

As of November 2021, the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) recognizes following species as valid: [1]

Goodheart et al. (2015) [2] recognized 14 valid species, while Alvim & Pimenta (2016) [4] recognized one other species.

References

  1. 1 2 3 Bieler R, Bouchet P, Gofas S, Marshall B, Rosenberg G, La Perna R, Neubauer TA, Sartori AF, Schneider S, Vos C, ter Poorten JJ, Taylor J, Dijkstra H, Finn J, Bank R, Neubert E, Moretzsohn F, Faber M, Houart R, Picton B, Garcia-Alvarez O, eds. (2021). "Pleurobranchus Cuvier, 1804". MolluscaBase. World Register of Marine Species . Retrieved 22 November 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 Goodheart, Jessica; Camacho-García, Yolanda; Padula, Vinicius; Schrödl, Michael; Cervera, Juan L.; Gosliner, Terrence M. & Valdés, Ángel (2015). "Systematics and biogeography of Pleurobranchus Cuvier, 1804, sea slugs (Heterobranchia: Nudipleura: Pleurobranchidae)". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society . 174 (2): 322–362. doi: 10.1111/zoj.12237 . hdl: 10669/75291 .
  3. Pease W. H. (1868). "Descriptions of marine Gasteropodae, inhabiting Polynesia". American Journal of Conchology4(2): 71–80, Pls. 7–10.
  4. Alvim J. & Pimenta A.D. (2016). Comparative morphology and redescription of Pleurobranchus species (Gastropoda, Pleurobranchoidea) from Brazil. Zoological Studies. 55: 15.

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