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Eubranchus agrius

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Eubranchus agrius
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Nudibranchia
Suborder: Cladobranchia
Superfamily: Fionoidea
Family: Eubranchidae
Genus: Eubranchus
Species:
E. agrius
Binomial name
Eubranchus agrius
Marcus, 1959[1]

Eubranchus agrius is a species of minute sea slug or nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Eubranchidae.[2] It is an aeolid nudibranch, which is thought to occur in New Zealand and Chile.

Distribution

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This species was described from Chile.[1] It has been reported from New Zealand.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b Marcus, Er. 1959. Reports from the Lund University Chile Expedition 1948-49, No. 36. Lamellariacea und Opisthobranchia. Lunds Universitets Årsskrift (Ny Följd), Avd. 2, 55(9):1-133.
  2. ^ Caballer, M.; Rosenberg, G.; Bouchet, P. (2015). Eubranchus agrius Er. Marcus, 1959. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2015-12-26
  3. ^ Miller, M. C. 1971. Aeolid nudibranchs (Gastropoda: Opisthobranchia) of the families Flabellinidae and Eubranchidae from New Zealand waters. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 50(4):311-337, pl. 1.