Eubranchus sanjuanensis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Order: | Nudibranchia |
Suborder: | Cladobranchia |
Superfamily: | Fionoidea |
Family: | Eubranchidae |
Genus: | Eubranchus |
Species: | E. sanjuanensis |
Binomial name | |
Eubranchus sanjuanensis Roller, 1972 |
Eubranchus sanjuanensis is a species of sea slug or nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Eubranchidae.
Distribution
This species was described from Friday Harbour, San Juan Island, Washington. It is reported as far north as Mountain Point, Ketchikan, Alaska. It is reported to be fairly common in British Columbia, Canada in two colour forms. It has also been reported from Cobscook Bay on the Atlantic coast of North America.
References
- ^ Roller, R.A. (1972). Three new species of eolid nudibranchs from the west coast of North America. The Veliger, 14(4); 416-423
- Caballer, M.; Rosenberg, G. (2015). Eubranchus sanjuanensis Roller, 1972. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2016-01-03.
- Behrens, D. W., & Hermosillo, A. (2005) Eastern Pacific nudibranchs, a guide to the opisthobranchs from Alaska to Central America. vi + 137 pp., 314 photos. Sea Challengers, Monterey, California, page 112.
- Rudman, W.B., 2000 (June 11) Eubranchus sanjuanensis Roller, 1972. Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.
- Trott, T. J. (2004). Cobscook Bay inventory: a historical checklist of marine invertebrates spanning 162 years. Northeastern Naturalist. 11, 261-324.
Taxon identifiers | |
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Eubranchus sanjuanensis |