Biology:Pleurobranchus
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Short description: Genus of gastropods
| Pleurobranchus | |
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| Pleurobranchus mamillatus | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Order: | Pleurobranchida |
| Family: | Pleurobranchidae |
| Genus: | Pleurobranchus Cuvier, 1804 |
| Type species | |
| Pleurobranchus peronii Cuvier, 1804 | |
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22 species (see text) | |
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Pleurobranchus is a genus of sea slugs, specifically side-gill slugs, marine gastropod mollusc in the family Pleurobranchidae.[1][2]
They typically occur in intertidal and shallow subtidal waters of tropical and subtropical seas worldwide.[2]
Species
As of November 2021, the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) recognizes following species as valid:[1]
- Pleurobranchus albiguttatus (Bergh, 1905)
- Pleurobranchus areolatus Mörch, 1863 – Atlantic sidegill slug
- Pleurobranchus crossei Vayssière, 1897
- Pleurobranchus digueti Rochebrune, 1895
- Pleurobranchus evelinae T. E. Thompson, 1977
- Pleurobranchus forskalii Rüppell & Leuckart, 1828
- Pleurobranchus grandis Pease, 1868[3]
- Pleurobranchus hilli (Hedley, 1894)
- Pleurobranchus iouspi Ev. Marcus, 1984
- Pleurobranchus lacteus Dall & Simpson, 1901
- Pleurobranchus mamillatus Quoy & Gaimard, 1832
- Pleurobranchus membranaceus (Montagu, 1816)
- Pleurobranchus nigropunctatus (Bergh, 1907)
- Pleurobranchus niveus (A. E. Verrill, 1901)
- Pleurobranchus obeses K. M. White, 1946
- Pleurobranchus peronii Cuvier, 1804
- Pleurobranchus reticulatus Rang, 1832
- Pleurobranchus semperi (Vayssière, 1896)
- Pleurobranchus sishaensis (Zhang & Lin, 1965)
- Pleurobranchus testudinarius Cantraine, 1835
- Pleurobranchus varians Pease, 1860
- Pleurobranchus weberi (Bergh, 1905)
Goodheart et al. (2015)[2] recognized 14 valid species, while Alvim & Pimenta (2016)[4] recognized one other species.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Pleurobranchus Cuvier, 1804". MolluscaBase. World Register of Marine Species. 2021. http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=138364.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Goodheart, Jessica; Camacho-García, Yolanda; Padula, Vinicius; Schrödl, Michael; Cervera, Juan L.; Gosliner, Terrence M.; Valdés, Ángel (2015). "Systematics and biogeography of Pleurobranchus Cuvier, 1804, sea slugs (Heterobranchia: Nudipleura: Pleurobranchidae)". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 174 (2): 322–362. doi:10.1111/zoj.12237.
- ↑ Pease W. H. (1868). "Descriptions of marine Gasteropodae, inhabiting Polynesia". American Journal of Conchology 4(2): 71–80, Pls. 7–10.
- ↑ Alvim J. & Pimenta A.D. (2016). Comparative morphology and redescription of Pleurobranchus species (Gastropoda, Pleurobranchoidea) from Brazil. Zoological Studies. 55: 15.
- Bergh, L. S. R. 1897-1902. System der Nudibranchiaten Gasteropoden. Malacologische Untersuchungen. In: Reisen im Archipel der Philippinen von Dr. Carl Gottfried Semper. Zweiter Theil. Wissenschaftliche Resultate. Band 7, Theil 5.
Further reading
- Howson, C.M.; Picton, B.E. (Ed.) (1997). The species directory of the marine fauna and flora of the British Isles and surrounding seas. Ulster Museum Publication, 276. The Ulster Museum: Belfast, UK. ISBN:0-948150-06-8. vi, 508 (+ cd-rom) pp.
Wikidata ☰ Q3142433 entry
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