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''Pleurobranchus'' is a
''Pleurobranchus'' is a genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial n ...
of sea slug
Sea slug is a common name for some marine invertebrates with varying levels of resemblance to terrestrial slugs. Most creatures known as sea slugs are gastropods, i.e. they are sea snails (marine gastropod mollusks) that over evolutionary ...
s, specifically side-gill slugs, marine
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gastropod mollusc in the family Pleurobranchidae
The Pleurobranchidae are a taxonomic family of sea slugs, marine gastropod molluscs in the clade Pleurobranchomorpha.
Characteristics
Species in the family Pleurobranchidae have a prominent mantle and an internal shell that becomes red ...
.
They typically occur in intertidal and shallow subtidal waters of tropical and subtropical seas worldwide.
Species
As of November 2021, theWorld Register of Marine Species
The World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) is a taxonomic database that aims to provide an authoritative and comprehensive list of names of marine organisms.
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(WoRMS) recognizes following species as valid:
* ''Pleurobranchus albiguttatus
The mosaic pleurobranch, scientific name ''Pleurobranchus albiguttatus'', is a species of sea slug, a Notaspidea, sidegill slug, a marine (ocean), marine gastropod mollusc in the family Pleurobranchidae.
Description
The mosaic pleurobranch has a ...
'' (Bergh, 1905)
* ''Pleurobranchus areolatus
''Pleurobranchus areolatus'' is a species of pleurobranchid sea slug, a type of marine gastropod mollusc, commonly found in the Caribbean Sea. It is up to 15 cm long and it feeds on ascidians.
Taxonomy
Although there were believed to occur six ...
'' Mörch, 1863 – Atlantic sidegill slug
* ''Pleurobranchus crossei
''Pleurobranchus crossei'' is a species of pleurobranchid sea slug, a type of marine gastropod mollusc
Mollusca is the second-largest phylum of invertebrate animals after the Arthropoda, the members of which are known as molluscs or mol ...
'' Vayssière, 1897
* '' Pleurobranchus digueti'' Rochebrune, 1895
* '' Pleurobranchus evelinae'' T. E. Thompson, 1977
* ''Pleurobranchus forskalii
''Pleurobranchus forskalii'' is a species of side-gill sea slug, a notaspidean, a marine (ocean), marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pleurobranchidae.Gofas, S. (2009). ''Pleurobranchus forskalii'' (Rüppell & Leuckart, 1831). In: Bouchet, P.; ...
'' Rüppell & Leuckart, 1828
* ''Pleurobranchus grandis
''Pleurobranchus grandis'' is a species of sidegill slug, a marine gastropod mollusc
Mollusca is the second-largest phylum of invertebrate animals after the Arthropoda, the members of which are known as molluscs or mollusks (). Around 85 ...
'' Pease, 1868Pease W. H. (1868). "Descriptions of marine Gasteropodae, inhabiting Polynesia". ''American Journal of Conchology'' 4(2): 71–80, Pls. 7–10.
* '' Pleurobranchus hilli'' (Hedley, 1894)
* ''Pleurobranchus iouspi
''Pleurobranchus'' is a genus of sea slugs, specifically side-gill slugs, marine gastropod mollusc in the family Pleurobranchidae.
They typically occur in intertidal and shallow subtidal waters of tropical and subtropical seas worldwide.
S ...
'' Ev. Marcus, 1984
* '' Pleurobranchus lacteus'' Dall & Simpson, 1901
* ''Pleurobranchus mamillatus
''Pleurobranchus mamillatus'' is a species of sidegill slug, a marine gastropod mollusc
Mollusca is the second-largest phylum of invertebrate animals after the Arthropoda, the members of which are known as molluscs or mollusks (). Around ...
'' Quoy & Gaimard, 1832
* ''Pleurobranchus membranaceus
''Pleurobranchus'' is a genus of sea slugs, specifically side-gill slugs, marine gastropod mollusc in the family Pleurobranchidae.
They typically occur in intertidal and shallow subtidal waters of tropical and subtropical seas worldwide.
...
'' (Montagu, 1816)
* ''Pleurobranchus nigropunctatus
''Pleurobranchus'' is a genus of sea slugs, specifically side-gill slugs, marine gastropod mollusc in the family Pleurobranchidae.
They typically occur in intertidal and shallow subtidal waters of tropical and subtropical seas worldwide.
...
'' (Bergh, 1907)
* ''Pleurobranchus niveus
''Pleurobranchus'' is a genus of sea slugs, specifically side-gill slugs, marine gastropod mollusc in the family Pleurobranchidae.
They typically occur in intertidal and shallow subtidal waters of tropical and subtropical seas worldwide.
...
'' (A. E. Verrill, 1901)
* ''Pleurobranchus obeses
''Pleurobranchus'' is a genus of sea slugs, specifically side-gill slugs, marine gastropod mollusc in the family Pleurobranchidae.
They typically occur in intertidal and shallow subtidal waters of tropical and subtropical seas worldwide.
...
'' K. M. White, 1946
* ''Pleurobranchus peronii
''Pleurobranchus'' is a genus of sea slugs, specifically side-gill slugs, marine gastropod mollusc in the family Pleurobranchidae.
They typically occur in intertidal and shallow subtidal waters of tropical and subtropical seas worldwide.
...
'' Cuvier, 1804
* ''Pleurobranchus reticulatus
''Pleurobranchus'' is a genus of sea slugs, specifically side-gill slugs, marine gastropod mollusc in the family Pleurobranchidae.
They typically occur in intertidal and shallow subtidal waters of tropical and subtropical seas worldwide.
...
'' Rang, 1832
* ''Pleurobranchus semperi
''Pleurobranchus'' is a genus of sea slugs, specifically side-gill slugs, marine gastropod mollusc in the family Pleurobranchidae.
They typically occur in intertidal and shallow subtidal waters of tropical and subtropical seas worldwide.
...
'' (Vayssière, 1896)
* ''Pleurobranchus sishaensis
''Pleurobranchus'' is a genus of sea slugs, specifically side-gill slugs, marine gastropod mollusc in the family Pleurobranchidae.
They typically occur in intertidal and shallow subtidal waters of tropical and subtropical seas worldwide.
...
'' (Zhang & Lin, 1965)
* ''Pleurobranchus testudinarius
''Pleurobranchus'' is a genus of sea slugs, specifically side-gill slugs, marine gastropod mollusc in the family Pleurobranchidae.
They typically occur in intertidal and shallow subtidal waters of tropical and subtropical seas worldwide.
...
'' Cantraine, 1835
* ''Pleurobranchus varians
''Pleurobranchus varians'' is a species of sea slug, a sidegill slug, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Pleurobranchidae.
Taxonomy
The sister species (the closest relative) is ''Pleurobranchus areolatus'' from Caribbean.Goodheart J. ...
'' Pease, 1860
* ''Pleurobranchus weberi
''Pleurobranchus'' is a genus of sea slugs, specifically side-gill slugs, marine (ocean), marine gastropod mollusc in the family Pleurobranchidae.
They typically occur in intertidal and shallow subtidal waters of tropical and subtropical seas ...
'' (Bergh, 1905)
Goodheart et al. (2015) recognized 14 valid species, while Alvim & Pimenta (2016)Alvim J. & Pimenta A.D. (2016). Comparative morphology and redescription of ''Pleurobranchus'' species (Gastropoda, Pleurobranchoidea) from Brazil. Zoological Studies. 55: 15. recognized one other species.
References
* 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
* * 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. . vi, 508 (+ cd-rom) pp. {{Taxonbar, from=Q3142433 Gastropod genera Taxa named by Georges Cuvier