''Eubranchus prietoi'' is a species of sea slug or nudibranch, a

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gastropod The gastropods (), commonly known as snails and slugs, belong to a large taxonomic class of invertebrates within the phylum Mollusca called Gastropoda (). This class comprises snails and slugs from saltwater, from freshwater, and from land. T ...

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in the family Eubranchidae.

Distribution

This species was described from Verdicio, Asturias, Spain, , in the NE Atlantic Ocean. It has been reported from Arcachon Bay, France and SenegalRudman, W.B., 2005 (August 26
''Eubranchus prietoi'' Llera & Ortea, 1981.
n/nowiki> Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. as well as Ghana.Edmunds M. (2015). ''Opisthobranchiate Mollusca from Ghana: Flabellinidae, Piseinotecidae, Eubranchidae & Embletoniidae.'' Journal of Conchology. 42(2): 105-124, page(s): 116, figs 6C-D, 7.

Biology

''Eubranchus prietoi'' was found with the hydroid ''

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'', which is presumed to be its food. It lays short egg coils across the midrib of the hydroid.

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q13613837 Eubranchidae Gastropods described in 1981