Eubranchus

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Eubranchus
the candelabra nudibranch, Eubranchus sp.
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
(unranked): clade Heterobranchia

clade Euthyneura
clade Nudipleura
clade Nudibranchia
clade Dexiarchia
clade Cladobranchia
clade Aeolidida

Superfamily: Aeolidioidea
Family: Eubranchidae
Genus: Eubranchus
Forbes, 1838[1]
Type species
Eubranchus tricolor Forbes, 1838
Synonyms[2]

Capellinia Trinchese, 1874

Eubranchus is a genus of aeolid nudibranch in the family Eubranchidae. [2]

This genus feeds on hydroids (anemones), as reflected by its serrated radula.[3]

Species

Species within the genus Eubranchus include:[4][5][6]

  • Eubranchus agrius (O'Donoghue, 1922)
  • Eubranchus arci Ortea, 1981
  • Eubranchus cingulatus (Alder & Hancock, 1847)
  • Eubranchus columbianus (O'Donoghue, 1922)
  • Eubranchus conicla (Er. Marcus, 1958)
  • Eubranchus convenientis Ortea & Caballer, 2002
  • Eubranchus cucullus Behrens, 1985
  • Eubranchus doriae (Trinchese, 1874)
  • Eubranchus eibesfeldti Ortea, Caballer & Barcallado, 2003
  • Eubranchus echizenicus Baba, 1975
  • Eubranchus exiguus (Alder and Hancock, 1848) - balloon aeolis, dwarf balloon aeolis
  • Eubranchus falklandicus (Eliot, 1907)
  • Eubranchus farrani (Alder and Hancock, 1844)
  • Eubranchus fidenciae Ortea, Moro & Espinosa, 1999
  • Eubranchus fuegiensis Odhner, 1926
  • Eubranchus horii Baba, 1960
  • Eubranchus inabai Baba, 1964
  • Eubranchus leopoldoi Caballer, Ortea & Espinosa, 2001
  • Eubranchus linensis Garcia-Gomez, Cervera & Garcia, 1990
  • Eubranchus mandapamensis (Rao, 1968)
  • Eubranchus olivaceus (O'Donoghue, 1922) - green balloon aeolis
  • Eubranchus pallidus (Alder and Hancock, 1842)
  • Eubranchus prietoi Llera & Ortea, 1981
  • Eubranchus rubeolus Burn, 1964
  • Eubranchus rubropunctatus Edmunds, 1969
  • Eubranchus rupium (Moller, 1842)
  • Eubranchus rustyus (Er. Marcus, 1961) - rustya aeolis
  • Eubranchus sanjuanensis Roller, 1972
  • Eubranchus sp. 4 - fireworks nudibranch[7]
  • Eubranchus sp. 5 - candelabra nudibranch[7]
  • Eubranchus steinbecki Behrens, 1987
  • Eubranchus telesforoi Ortea, Caballer, Moro & Bacallado, 2002
  • Eubranchus toledanoi Ortea & Caballer, 2002
  • Eubranchus tricolor Forbes, 1838 - painted balloon aeolis
  • Eubranchus vascoi Ortea, Caballer, Moro & Bacallado, 2002
  • Eubranchus vittatus (Alder and Hancock, 1842)
  • Eubranchus yolandae Hermosillo & Valdes, 2007
Species brought into synonymy
  • Eubranchus coniclus (Er. Marcus, 1958): synonym of Eubranchus conicla (Er. Marcus, 1958)
  • Eubranchus misakiensis Baba, 1960 - Misaki balloon aeolis: synonym of Leostyletus misakiensis (Baba, 1960)

References

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  1. ↑ Forbes (1838). Malac. Monensis 5. (Spelled as Eutrancbus in the tab. 1.)
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S. (2012). Eubranchus. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=137954 on 2012-05-17
  3. ↑ W. J. Lambert (1991). "Coexistence of Hydroid Eating Nudibranchs: Do Feeding Biology and Habitat Use Matter?". The Biological Bulletin 181 (2): 248–260. doi:10.2307/1542096. 
  4. ↑ Powell A. W. B. (1979). New Zealand Mollusca. William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand. ISBN 0-00-216906-1.
  5. ↑ "Flabellinidae". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. 
  6. ↑ http://seaslugforum.net accessed 11 November 2009
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 Zsilavecz, G. 2007. Nudibranchs of the Cape Peninsula and False Bay. ISBN 0-620-38054-3
  • Vaught, K.C. (1989). A classification of the living Mollusca. American Malacologists: Melbourne, FL (USA). ISBN 0-915826-22-4. XII, 195 pp
  • Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 180-213
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