| Pleurobranchus forskalii | |
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| A live Pleurobranchus forskalii, head end towards the upper left | |
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| Species: | P. forskalii |
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| Pleurobranchus forskalii | |
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Pleurobranchus forskali | |
Pleurobranchus forskalii is a species of side-gill sea slug, a notaspidean, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pleurobranchidae. [1]
The specific name was coined in honor of Peter Forsskål.
This species occurs in:
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