Eubranchus prietoi
| Eubranchus prietoi | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Order: | Nudibranchia |
| Suborder: | Cladobranchia |
| Superfamily: | Fionoidea |
| Family: | Eubranchidae |
| Genus: | Eubranchus |
| Species: | E. prietoi
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| Binomial name | |
| Eubranchus prietoi Llera & Ortea, 1981[1]
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Eubranchus prietoi is a species of sea slug or nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Eubranchidae.[2]
Distribution
[edit]This species was described from Verdicio, Asturias, Spain, 43°35′N 05°50′W / 43.583°N 5.833°W, in the NE Atlantic Ocean.[1] It has been reported from Arcachon Bay, France and Senegal[3][4] as well as Ghana.[5]
Biology
[edit]Eubranchus prietoi was found with the hydroid Plumularia setacea, which is presumed to be its food.[1] It lays short egg coils across the midrib of the hydroid.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Llera E. & Ortea J. (1981). Una nueva especie de Eubranchus del Norte de España. Bollettino Malacologico 17: 265-270.
- ^ Gofas, S. (2015). Eubranchus prietoi Llera & Ortea, 1981. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2016-01-03.
- ^ a b Rudman, W.B., 2005 (August 26) Eubranchus prietoi Llera & Ortea, 1981. [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.
- ^ Poddubetskaia, M. (2009) Eubranchus prietoi. Nembro. Accessed 2015-01-03.
- ^ Edmunds M. (2015). Opisthobranchiate Mollusca from Ghana: Flabellinidae, Piseinotecidae, Eubranchidae & Embletoniidae. Journal of Conchology. 42(2): 105-124, page(s): 116, figs 6C-D, 7.