Pleurobranchus forskalii

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Pleurobranchus forskalii
Pleurobranchus forskali.jpg
A live Pleurobranchus forskalii, head end towards the upper left
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Pleurobranchida
Family: Pleurobranchidae
Genus: Pleurobranchus
Species:
P. forskalii
Binomial name
Pleurobranchus forskalii
Synonyms

Pleurobranchus forskali

Pleurobranchus forskalii is a species of side-gill sea slug, a notaspidean, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pleurobranchidae. [1]

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A pale individual of Pleurobranchus forskalii, head end towards the lower right Pleurobranchus forskali (Sidegill slug).jpg
A pale individual of Pleurobranchus forskalii, head end towards the lower right
An entirely dark individual of Pleurobranchus forskalii, head end towards the upper left Forskals Pleurobranche.JPG
An entirely dark individual of Pleurobranchus forskalii, head end towards the upper left

The specific name was coined in honor of Peter Forsskål.

Distribution

This species occurs in:

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Gofas, S. (2009). Pleurobranchus forskalii (Rüppell & Leuckart, 1831). In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2009) World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=140819 on 2010-05-18