Eubranchus rustyus

Homely aeolid
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
(unranked): clade Heterobranchia

clade Euthyneura
clade Nudipleura
clade Nudibranchia
clade Dexiarchia
clade Cladobranchia
clade Aeolidida

Superfamily: Fionoidea
Family: Eubranchidae
Genus: Eubranchus
Species: E. rustyus
Binomial name
Eubranchus rustyus
(Er. Marcus, 1961[1]
Synonyms
  • Capellinia rustya Er. Marcus, 1961</small

Eubranchus rustyus, the homely aeolid,[2] is a species of sea slug or nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Eubranchidae.[3]

Distribution

This species was described from Monterey Bay, 36°36′20″N 121°53′04″W / 36.60556°N 121.88444°W / 36.60556; -121.88444, California. It is considered by most authors to be a synonym of Eubranchus occidentalis.[4]

Biology

This nudibranch feeds on the hydroids Obelia and Plumularia.[4][5]

References

  1. Marcus, Er. (1961) Opisthobranch mollusks from California. Veliger, 3 (suppl): 1-85.
  2. "Homely Aeolid (Eubranchus rustyus)". iNaturalist.org. Retrieved 2016-05-20.
  3. Caballer, M.; Rosenberg, G. (2015). Eubranchus rustyus (Er. Marcus, 1961). In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2016-01-01.
  4. 1 2 McDonald, G., (2015) Eubranchus rustyus. Intertidal Invertebrates of the Monterey Bay Area, California.
  5. Rudman, W.B., 2003 (July 31) Eubranchus rustyus (Marcus, 1961). [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.
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