Eubranchus sanjuanensis
| Eubranchus sanjuanensis | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Heterobranchia |
| Order: | Nudibranchia |
| Suborder: | Cladobranchia |
| Superfamily: | Fionoidea |
| Family: | Eubranchidae |
| Genus: | Eubranchus |
| Species: | E. sanjuanensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Eubranchus sanjuanensis Roller, 1972[1]
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Eubranchus sanjuanensis is a species of sea slug or nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Eubranchidae.[2]
Distribution[edit]
This species was described from Friday Harbour, San Juan Island, Washington.[1] It is reported as far north as Mountain Point, Ketchikan, Alaska.[3] It is reported to be fairly common in British Columbia, Canada in two colour forms.[4] It has also been reported from Cobscook Bay on the Atlantic coast of North America.[5]
References[edit]
- ^ a b Roller, R.A. (1972). Three new species of eolid nudibranchs from the west coast of North America. The Veliger, 14(4); 416-423
- ^ Caballer, M.; Rosenberg, G. (2015). Eubranchus sanjuanensis Roller, 1972. 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 112.
- ^ Rudman, W.B., 2000 (June 11) Eubranchus sanjuanensis Roller, 1972. [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.
- ^ Trott, T. J. (2004). Cobscook Bay inventory: a historical checklist of marine invertebrates spanning 162 years. Northeastern Naturalist. 11, 261-324.