Eubranchus agrius

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Eubranchus agrius
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Mollusca Class: Gastropoda Subclass: Orthogastropoda Superorder: Heterobranchia Order: Opisthobranchia Suborder: Nudibranchia Superfamily: Aeolidioidea Family: Eubranchidae Genus: Eubranchus Species: E. agrius
Binomial name
Eubranchus agrius Marcus, 1959

Eubranchus agrius is a species of minute sea slug or nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Eubranchidae. It is an aolid nudibranch.

Contents 1 Distribution 2 Habitat 3 Description 4 Life habits 5 References

[edit] Distribution

This nudibranch species is endemic to the North Island of New Zealand, and Chile.

[edit] Habitat

This species is found on hydroids.

[edit] Description

This nudibranch is minute and slender. The coloration is translucent, speckled with gold, yellow, brown-orange and green. Its length is up to 6.5 mm.

[edit] Life habits

[edit] References

• Powell A. W. B., New Zealand Mollusca, William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1979 ISBN 0-00-216906-1