Eubranchus occidentalis
Eubranchus occidentalis is a species of sea slug or nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Eubranchidae.[2]
| Eubranchus occidentalis | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Heterobranchia |
| Order: | Nudibranchia |
| Suborder: | Cladobranchia |
| Superfamily: | Fionoidea |
| Family: | Eubranchidae |
| Genus: | Eubranchus |
| Species: | E. occidentalis |
| Binomial name | |
| Eubranchus occidentalis MacFarland, 1966[1] | |
Distribution
This species was described from Monterey Bay, California. It is considered by some authors to be a synonym of Eubranchus rustyus.[3]
Biology
MacFarland reports that this nudibranch feeds on the hydroid Hydractinia, which grows on the holdfasts of Cystoseira osmundacea.[1]
References
- MacFarland, F. M. (1966). Studies of opisthobranchiate mollusks of the Pacific coast of North America. Memoirs of the California Academy of Sciences 6:1-546, pls. 1-72. pages 336-337.
- Caballer, M. (2015). Eubranchus occidentalis MacFarland, 1966. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2015-12-31.
- McDonald, G., (2015) Eubranchus rustyus. Intertidal Invertebrates of the Monterey Bay Area, California.
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