Eubranchus olivaceus
Appearance
Eubranchus olivaceus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Order: | Nudibranchia |
Suborder: | Cladobranchia |
Superfamily: | Fionoidea |
Family: | Eubranchidae |
Genus: | Eubranchus |
Species: | E. olivaceus
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Binomial name | |
Eubranchus olivaceus (O'Donoghue, 1922)[1]
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Synonyms | |
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Eubranchus olivaceus is a species of sea slug or nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Eubranchidae.[2]
Distribution
[edit]This species was described from Jesse Island and Brandon Island, Departure Bay, and the biological research station at Nanaimo, Vancouver Island, Canada. It is considered by some authors to be a synonym of the North Atlantic species Eubranchus rupium.[3]
Biology
[edit]In the original description Eubranchus olivaceus is reported to feed on Obelia longissima. It is also reported to feed on the hydroids Laomedea flexuosa, Obelia spp., & Plumularia sp.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ O'Donoghue, C. H. (1922). Notes on the nudibranchiate Mollusca from the Vancouver Island region. III. Records of species and distribution. Transactions of the Royal Canadian Institute 14(1):145-167, pls. 5-6.
- ^ Caballer, M.; Rosenberg, G. (2015). Eubranchus olivaceus (O'Donoghue, 1922). In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2016-01-01.
- ^ a b McDonald, G., (2015) Eubranchus rupium. Intertidal Invertebrates of the Monterey Bay Area, California.