Eubranchidae

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Eubranchidae
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Mollusca Class: Gastropoda Subclass: Orthogastropoda Superorder: Heterobranchia Order: Opisthobranchia Suborder: Nudibranchia Superfamily: Aeolidioidea Family: Eubranchidae Odhner, 1934
Genera and species
See text.

Eubranchidae is a taxonomic family of sea slugs, marine opisthobranch gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Aeolidioidea, the aolid nudibranchs.

[edit] Genera and species within the family Eubranchidae

• Eubranchus Forbes, 1838
  • Eubranchus agrius (O'Donoghue, 1922)
  • Eubranchus columbianus (O'Donoghue, 1922)
  • Eubranchus coniclus (Er. Marcus, 1958)
  • Eubranchus doriae (Trinchese, 1874)
  • Eubranchus exiguus (Alder and Hancock, 1848) - balloon aeolis, dwarf balloon aeolis
  • Eubranchus farrani (Alder and Hancock, 1844)
  • Eubranchus misakiensis Baba, 1960 - Misaki balloon aeolis
  • Eubranchus olivaceus (O'Donoghue, 1922) - green balloon aeolis
  • Eubranchus pallidus (Alder and Hancock, 1842)
  • Eubranchus rubeolus Burn, 1964
  • Eubranchus rustyus (Er. Marcus, 1961) - rustya aeolis
  • Eubranchus sanjuanensis Roller, 1972
  • Eubranchus steinbecki Behrens, 1987
  • Eubranchus tricolor Forbes, 1838 - painted balloon aeolis
  • Eubranchus vittatus (Alder and Hancock, 1842)

[edit] References

• Powell A. W. B., New Zealand Mollusca, William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1979 ISBN 0-00-216906-1
• Flabellinidae (TSN 78601). Integrated Taxonomic Information System.