Leostyletus misakiensis
Leostyletus misakiensis, common name Misaki aeolid, is a species of sea slug or nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Eubranchidae.[2]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Heterobranchia |
| Order: | Nudibranchia |
| Suborder: | Cladobranchia |
| Superfamily: | Fionoidea |
| Family: | Eubranchidae |
| Genus: | Leostyletus |
| Species: | L. misakiensis |
| Binomial name | |
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| Synonyms | |
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Eubranchus misakiensis Baba, 1960 (basionym) | |
Distribution
This species was described from Misaki, Sagami Bay, on an Obelia colony, Japan. Additional specimens included in the original description were from Sargassum plants at Mukaishima, Seto Inland Sea.[1] The species has been reported from British Columbia, but it is likely that several distinct species are involved.[3] This species is also found in the San Francisco Bay, California, and in harbors in Princeton, California and Santa Cruz, California.
References
- Baba, K. (1960). Two new species of the genus Eubranchus from Japan (Nudibranchia - Eolidacea). Publications of the Seto Marine Laboratory, 8(2): 299-302, Pl 34.
- Bouchet, P. (2015). Leostyletus misakiensis (Baba, 1960). In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2015-12-27
- Rudman, W.B., 2001 (March 6) Eubranchus misakiensis Baba, 1960. Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.
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