| 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 |
| Binomial name | |
| Eubranchus prietoi Llera & Ortea, 1981 | |
Eubranchus prietoi is a species of sea slug or nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Eubranchidae.
Distribution
This species was described from Verdicio, Asturias, Spain, 43°35′N 05°50′W / 43.583°N 5.833°W / 43.583; -5.833, in the NE Atlantic Ocean. It has been reported from Arcachon Bay, France and Senegal as well as Ghana.
Biology
Eubranchus prietoi was found with the hydroid Plumularia setacea, which is presumed to be its food. It lays short egg coils across the midrib of the hydroid.
References
- ^ 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.
- ^ Rudman, W.B., 2005 (August 26) Eubranchus prietoi Llera & Ortea, 1981. 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.
| Taxon identifiers | |
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| Eubranchus prietoi | |