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Eubranchus sanjuanensis

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Eubranchus sanjuanensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Nudibranchia
Suborder: Cladobranchia
Superfamily: Fionoidea
Family: Eubranchidae
Genus: Eubranchus
Species:
E. sanjuanensis
Binomial name
Eubranchus sanjuanensis
Roller, 1972[1]

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

Distribution

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This species was described from Friday Harbour, San Juan Island, Washington.[1] It is reported as far north as Mountain Point, Ketchikan, Alaska.[3] It is reported to be fairly common in British Columbia, Canada in two colour forms.[4] It has also been reported from Cobscook Bay on the Atlantic coast of North America.[5]

References

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  1. ^ a b Roller, R.A. (1972). Three new species of eolid nudibranchs from the west coast of North America. The Veliger, 14(4); 416-423
  2. ^ Caballer, M.; Rosenberg, G. (2015). Eubranchus sanjuanensis Roller, 1972. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2016-01-03.
  3. ^ Behrens, D. W., & Hermosillo, A. (2005) Eastern Pacific nudibranchs, a guide to the opisthobranchs from Alaska to Central America. vi + 137 pp., 314 photos. Sea Challengers, Monterey, California, page 112.
  4. ^ Rudman, W.B., 2000 (June 11) Eubranchus sanjuanensis Roller, 1972. [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.
  5. ^ Trott, T. J. (2004). Cobscook Bay inventory: a historical checklist of marine invertebrates spanning 162 years. Northeastern Naturalist. 11, 261-324.