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Pleurobranchaea Catherinae
''Pleurobranchaea'' is a genus of sea slugs, specifically sidegill slugs or notaspideans. These are marine gastropod molluscs in the family Pleurobranchaeidae. The genus is differentiated from other sidegill slugs by its rhinophores, which are well separated, rather than being joined under the notum. This genus has recently been coined sea owls which is the common name in Japanese for ''Pleurobranchaea japonica.'' Species Species in the genus ''Pleurobranchaea'' include:http://www.catalogueoflife.org accessed 19 May 2009 * ''Pleurobranchaea agassizii'' R. Bergh, 1897 * '' Pleurobranchaea augusta'' Ev. Marcus & Gosliner, 1984 * '' Pleurobranchaea brockii'' Bergh, 1897 * ''Pleurobranchaea bubala'' Marcus and Gosliner, 1984 * ''Pleurobranchaea californica'' MacFarland, 1966 * '' Pleurobranchaea catherinae'' Dayrat, 2001 * ''Pleurobranchaea gela'' Er. Marcus & Ev. Marcus, 1966 * ''Pleurobranchaea inconspicua'' Bergh, 1897 * ''Pleurobranchaea japonica'' J. Thiele, 1925 * ''Pleu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pleurobranchaea Bubala
''Pleurobranchaea bubala'', the warty pleurobranch, is a species of sea slug, specifically a sidegill slug or notaspidean. It is a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Pleurobranchaeidae. Distribution This species is endemic to the South African coast and is found only from Hout Bay Hout Bay ( af, Houtbaai, meaning "Wood Bay") is a harbour town in the Western Cape province of South Africa. It is situated in a valley on the Atlantic seaboard of the Cape Peninsula, twenty kilometres south of Cape Town. The name "Hout Bay" can ... to Jeffreys BayGosliner, T. M. 1987. ''Nudibranchs of Southern Africa'' in 5–30 m of water.Zsilavecz, G. 2007. ''Nudibranchs of the Cape Peninsula and False Bay''. Description ''Pleurobranchaea bubala'' has an oval sandy-coloured body with large opaque white bumps on the notum. It has a spade-shaped head and two widely separated rhinophores. There is a single gill on right hand side of body. It can be confused with '' Pleurobranchaea tarda'', w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
