Eubranchus rubropunctatus

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

Eubranchus rubropunctatus
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. rubropunctatus
Binomial name
Eubranchus rubropunctatus
Edmunds, 1969[1]

Distribution

This species was described from among roots of eel grass (Cymodocea ciliata) at Oyster bay, Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania.[1] It has been reported from Heron Island, Queensland, Australia.[3]

References
  1. Edmunds, M. (1969) Opisthobranchiate Mollusca from Tanzania I. Eolidacea (Eubranchidae and Aeolidiidae). Proceedings of the Malacological Society of London, 38: 451-469.
  2. Caballer, M.; Rosenberg, G. (2015). Eubranchus rubropunctatus Edmunds, 1969. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2015-12-29
  3. Rudman, W.B., 2001 (July 13) Eubranchus rubropunctatus Edmunds, 1969. [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.
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