Eubranchus rubeolus
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| Eubranchus rubeolus Burn, 1964 |
Eubranchus rubeolus is a species of minute sea slug or nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Eubranchidae. It is an aolid nudibranch.
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[edit] Distribution
This nudibranch species is endemic to the South Island of New Zealand, and south eastern Australia.
[edit] Habitat
This species is found on coarse sand and broken shell at depths of between 5 and 7 m.
[edit] Description
This nudibranch is minute and slender. The coloration is translucent, but with the oral tentacles and a large triangular patch on the head reddish-orange, the cerata transparent and the diverticula purplish-red. Its length is up to 7 mm.
[edit] References
- Powell A. W. B., New Zealand Mollusca, William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1979 ISBN 0-00-216906-1
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