Biology:Pleurobranchus forskalii
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Short description: Species of gastropod
Pleurobranchus forskalii | |
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A live Pleurobranchus forskalii, head end towards the upper left | |
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Superfamily: | Pleurobranchoidea
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Subfamily: | Pleurobranchinae
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Species: | P. forskalii
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Binomial name | |
Pleurobranchus forskalii Rueppell & Leuckart, 1828
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Pleurobranchus forskali |
Pleurobranchus forskalii is a species of side-gill sea slug, a notaspidean, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pleurobranchidae.[1]
The specific name was coined in honor of Peter Forsskål.
Distribution
This species occurs in:
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Gofas, S. (2009). Pleurobranchus forskalii (Rüppell & Leuckart, 1831). In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2009) World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=140819 on 2010-05-18
External links
- Jochum, A., & Favre, A. (2017). "First record of the sea slug Stylocheilus striatus (Quoy & Gaimard, 1825)(Anaspidea, Aplysiidae) and swarming behavior for Bazaruto Archipelago, Mozambique with the first record of Pleurobranchus forskalii Rüppel & Leuckart, 1828 (Nudipleura, Pleurobranchidae) for Bazaruto Island (Gastropoda, Heterobranchia)". Check List 13(5): 435-441. doi:10.15560/13.5.435
- Photos of Pleurobranchus forskalii on Sealife Collection
Wikidata ☰ Q3906681 entry
Original source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pleurobranchus forskalii.
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