Pleurobranchus forskalii

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Pleurobranchus forskalii
A live Pleurobranchus forskalii, head end towards the upper left
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
(unranked): clade Heterobranchia

clade Euthyneura
clade Nudipleura
clade Pleurobranchomorpha

Superfamily: Pleurobranchoidea
Family: Pleurobranchidae
Subfamily: Pleurobranchinae
Tribe: Pleurobranchini
Genus: Pleurobranchus
Species: P. forskalii
Binomial name
Pleurobranchus forskalii
Rueppell & Leuckart, 1831
Synonyms

Pleurobranchus forskali

Pleurobranchus forskalii is a species of side-gill sea slug, a notaspidean, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pleurobranchidae.[1]

A pale individual of Pleurobranchus forskalii, head end towards the lower right
An entirely dark individual of Pleurobranchus forskalii, head end towards the upper left

The specific name was coined in honor of Peter Forsskål.

Distribution

This species occurs in:

  • European waters[1]
  • Mediterranean Sea[1]
  • Red Sea[1]

References

  1. 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

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