Eubranchus prietoi

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

Eubranchus prietoi
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Heterobranchia
clade Euthyneura
clade Nudipleura
clade Nudibranchia
clade Dexiarchia
clade Cladobranchia
clade Aeolidida
Superfamily:
Fionoidea
Family:
Eubranchidae
Genus:
Eubranchus
Species:
E. prietoi
Binomial name
Eubranchus prietoi
Llera & Ortea, 1981[1]

Distribution

This species was described from Verdicio, Asturias, Spain, 43°35′N 05°50′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

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
  1. Llera E. & Ortea J. (1981). Una nueva especie de Eubranchus del Norte de España. Bollettino Malacologico 17: 265-270.
  2. Gofas, S. (2015). Eubranchus prietoi Llera & Ortea, 1981. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2016-01-03.
  3. Rudman, W.B., 2005 (August 26) Eubranchus prietoi Llera & Ortea, 1981. [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.
  4. Poddubetskaia, M. (2009) Eubranchus prietoi. Nembro. Accessed 2015-01-03.
  5. 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.
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