Biology:Eubranchus tricolor
| Painted balloon aeolis | |
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| The nudibranch Eubranchus tricolor, Firth of Lorne, Scotland. | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Heterobranchia |
| Order: | Nudibranchia |
| Suborder: | Cladobranchia |
| Superfamily: | Fionoidea |
| Family: | Eubranchidae |
| Genus: | Eubranchus |
| Species: | E. tricolor
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| Binomial name | |
| Eubranchus tricolor Forbes, 1838[1]
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Eubranchus tricolor, common name the painted balloon aeolis, is a species of sea slug, an aeolid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Eubranchidae.[2] It is the type species of the genus Eubranchus.
Taxonomy
According to Pruvot-Fol (1954) the species Amphorina alberti Quatrefages, 1844 is a synonym of Eubranchus tricolor.[3] Opinion 774 of the ICZN decided that Amphorina alberti was a synonym of Eubranchus farrani and suppressed the names Amphorina and A. alberti.[4]
Distribution
This species was first described from the Isle of Man, Irish Sea, United Kingdom . It has subsequently been reported from all around Britain and Ireland, as well as from continental coasts from Norway to Portugal and into the Mediterranean Sea.[5]
Description
This aeolid nudibranch is translucent white with rings of white, yellow and white at the tips of the cerata. The cerata are swollen and translucent with a narrow digestive gland which is usually dull purple in colour. There is a superficial resemblance to Janolus cristatus.
The maximum recorded body length is 10 mm.[6]
Ecology
Minimum recorded depth is 128 m.[6] Maximum recorded depth is 128 m.[6]
Eubranchus tricolor feeds on several species of hydroids including Nemertesia antennina and Nemertesia ramosa, family Plumulariidae.
References
- ↑ Forbes, E. 1838. Malacologia Monensis: a catalogue of the Mollusca inhabiting the Isle of Man and the neighbouring sea. Edinburgh: J. Carfrae and son pp. XII + 63 + 3 pl.
- ↑ Caballer, M.; Gofas, S. (2015). Eubranchus tricolor Forbes, 1838. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2015-03-25
- ↑ Pruvot-Fol, A. (1954) Mollusques Opisthobranches. Faune de France, Paris 58:1-460.
- ↑ ICZN (1966) Opinion 774. Eubranchus Forbes, 1838 added to the Official List with suppression under the Plenary Powers of several nomina dubia. Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature. 23(1): 87-90
- ↑ Picton, B.E. & Morrow, C.C. (2015). Eubranchus tricolor Forbes, 1838. [In] Encyclopedia of Marine Life of Britain and Ireland. Accessed on 2015-12-27
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 Welch J. J. (2010). "The “Island Rule” and Deep-Sea Gastropods: Re-Examining the Evidence". PLoS ONE 5(1): e8776. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0008776.
External links
- Photos of Eubranchus tricolor on Sealife Collection
Wikidata ☰ Q5046811 entry
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