Pleurobranchus forskalii
Pleurobranchus forskalii is a species of side-gill sea slug, a notaspidean, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pleurobranchidae.[1]
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A pale individual of Pleurobranchus forskalii, head end towards the lower right
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An entirely dark individual of Pleurobranchus forskalii, head end towards the upper left
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A live Pleurobranchus forskalii, head end towards the upper left | |
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Species: | P. forskalii |
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Pleurobranchus forskali |
The specific name was coined in honor of Peter Forsskål.
References
- Gofas, S. (2009). Pleurobranchus forskalii (Rüppell & Leuckart, 1831). In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2009) World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=140819 on 2010-05-18
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- Jochum, A., & Favre, A. (2017). "First record of the sea slug Stylocheilus striatus (Quoy & Gaimard, 1825)(Anaspidea, Aplysiidae) and swarming behavior for Bazaruto Archipelago, Mozambique with the first record of Pleurobranchus forskalii Rüppel & Leuckart, 1828 (Nudipleura, Pleurobranchidae) for Bazaruto Island (Gastropoda, Heterobranchia)". Check List 13(5): 435-441. doi:10.15560/13.5.435
- Photos of Pleurobranchus forskalii on Sealife Collection
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