Leostyletus misakiensis

Leostyletus misakiensis, common name Misaki aeolid, is a species of sea slug or nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Eubranchidae.[2]

Leostyletus misakiensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Heterobranchia
Order: Nudibranchia
Suborder: Cladobranchia
Superfamily: Fionoidea
Family: Eubranchidae
Genus: Leostyletus
Species:
L. misakiensis
Binomial name
Leostyletus misakiensis
(Baba, 1960)[1]
Synonyms

Eubranchus misakiensis Baba, 1960 (basionym)

Distribution

This species was described from Misaki, Sagami Bay, on an Obelia colony, Japan. Additional specimens included in the original description were from Sargassum plants at Mukaishima, Seto Inland Sea.[1] The species has been reported from British Columbia, but it is likely that several distinct species are involved.[3] This species is also found in the San Francisco Bay, California, and in harbors in Princeton, California and Santa Cruz, California.

References
  1. Baba, K. (1960). Two new species of the genus Eubranchus from Japan (Nudibranchia - Eolidacea). Publications of the Seto Marine Laboratory, 8(2): 299-302, Pl 34.
  2. Bouchet, P. (2015). Leostyletus misakiensis (Baba, 1960). In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2015-12-27
  3. Rudman, W.B., 2001 (March 6) Eubranchus misakiensis Baba, 1960. Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.
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