Pleurobranchus

Pleurobranchus is a genus of sea slugs, specifically side-gill slugs, marine gastropod mollusc in the family Pleurobranchidae.[1][2]

Pleurobranchus
Pleurobranchus mamillatus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Pleurobranchida
Family: Pleurobranchidae
Genus: Pleurobranchus
Cuvier, 1804
Type species
Pleurobranchus peronii Cuvier, 1804
Species

22 species (see text)

Synonyms[1]
  • Oscaniella Bergh, 1897
  • Oscanius Leach, 1847
  • Pleurobranchus (Oscanius) Leach, 1847
  • Pleurobranchus (Pleurobranchus) Cuvier, 1804
  • Pseudolibania de Stefani, 1879
  • Susania Gray, 1857
A grand pleurobranch (Pleurobranchus grandis) off Dahab, Egypt.

They typically occur in intertidal and shallow subtidal waters of tropical and subtropical seas worldwide.[2]

Species

As of November 2021, the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) recognizes following species as valid:[1]

Goodheart et al. (2015)[2] recognized 14 valid species, while Alvim & Pimenta (2016)[4] recognized one other species.

References

  1. Bieler R, Bouchet P, Gofas S, Marshall B, Rosenberg G, La Perna R, Neubauer TA, Sartori AF, Schneider S, Vos C, ter Poorten JJ, Taylor J, Dijkstra H, Finn J, Bank R, Neubert E, Moretzsohn F, Faber M, Houart R, Picton B, Garcia-Alvarez O, eds. (2021). "Pleurobranchus Cuvier, 1804". MolluscaBase. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 22 November 2021.
  2. Goodheart, Jessica; Camacho-García, Yolanda; Padula, Vinicius; Schrödl, Michael; Cervera, Juan L.; Gosliner, Terrence M. & Valdés, Ángel (2015). "Systematics and biogeography of Pleurobranchus Cuvier, 1804, sea slugs (Heterobranchia: Nudipleura: Pleurobranchidae)". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 174 (2): 322–362. doi:10.1111/zoj.12237.
  3. Pease W. H. (1868). "Descriptions of marine Gasteropodae, inhabiting Polynesia". American Journal of Conchology 4(2): 71–80, Pls. 7–10.
  4. Alvim J. & Pimenta A.D. (2016). Comparative morphology and redescription of Pleurobranchus species (Gastropoda, Pleurobranchoidea) from Brazil. Zoological Studies. 55: 15.
  • Bergh, L. S. R. 1897-1902. System der Nudibranchiaten Gasteropoden. Malacologische Untersuchungen. In: Reisen im Archipel der Philippinen von Dr. Carl Gottfried Semper. Zweiter Theil. Wissenschaftliche Resultate. Band 7, Theil 5.

Further reading

  • SEM images of the radula can be found at Thompson, T.E.; Bebbington, A. (1973). "Scanning electron microscope studies of gastropod radulae". Malacologia. 14: 147–165.
  • Howson, C.M.; Picton, B.E. (Ed.) (1997). The species directory of the marine fauna and flora of the British Isles and surrounding seas. Ulster Museum Publication, 276. The Ulster Museum: Belfast, UK. ISBN 0-948150-06-8. vi, 508 (+ cd-rom) pp.
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