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Eubranchus rubropunctatus

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Eubranchus rubropunctatus
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. rubropunctatus
Binomial name
Eubranchus rubropunctatus
Edmunds, 1969[1]

Eubranchus rubropunctatus is a species of sea slug or nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Eubranchidae.[2]

Distribution

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This species was described from among roots of eel grass (Cymodocea ciliata) at Oyster bay, Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania.[1] It has been reported from Heron Island, Queensland, Australia.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b Edmunds, M. (1969) Opisthobranchiate Mollusca from Tanzania I. Eolidacea (Eubranchidae and Aeolidiidae). Proceedings of the Malacological Society of London, 38: 451-469.
  2. ^ Caballer, M.; Rosenberg, G. (2015). Eubranchus rubropunctatus Edmunds, 1969. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2015-12-29
  3. ^ Rudman, W.B., 2001 (July 13) Eubranchus rubropunctatus Edmunds, 1969. [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.