Eubranchus steinbecki
Eubranchus steinbecki is a species of sea slug or nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Eubranchidae.[2]
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(unranked): | clade Heterobranchia clade Euthyneura clade Aeolidida |
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Species: | E. steinbecki |
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Eubranchus steinbecki Behrens, 1987[1] | |
Distribution
This species was described from specimens collected from boat floats at Dana Landing, Mission Bay, San Diego, 32°42′N 117°33′W and intertidally at Palos Verdes, 34°00′N 118°47′W, California, United States.[1] It has been reported from Palos Verdes south to La Paz, Baja California Sur, Mexico.[3]
References
- Behrens, D. W. (1987). Two new aeolid nudibranchs from southern California. The Veliger 30(1):82-89.
- Caballer, M.; Rosenberg, G. (2015). Eubranchus steinbecki Behrens, 1987. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2016-01-03.
- Behrens, D. W., & Hermosillo, A. (2005) Eastern Pacific nudibranchs, a guide to the opisthobranchs from Alaska to Central America. vi + 137 pp., 314 photos. Sea Challengers, Monterey, California, page 110.
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