Pleurobranchaea
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Pleurobranchaea is a genus
of sea slug
s, specifically sidegill slugs or Notaspidea
ns. These are marine
gastropod molluscs in the family Pleurobranchidae
.
The genus is differentiated from other sidegill slugs by its rhinophore
s, which are well separated, rather than being joined under the notum.
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of sea slug
Slug
Slug is a common name that is normally applied to any gastropod mollusc that lacks a shell, has a very reduced shell, or has a small internal shell...
s, specifically sidegill slugs or Notaspidea
Notaspidea
Notaspidea, also known as the sidegill slugs, was a suborder which included both sea slugs and sea snails or false limpets, marine opisthobranch gastropod molluscs in the subclass Orthogastropoda....
ns. These are marine
Marine (ocean)
Marine is an umbrella term. As an adjective it is usually applicable to things relating to the sea or ocean, such as marine biology, marine ecology and marine geology...
gastropod molluscs in the family Pleurobranchidae
Pleurobranchidae
The Pleurobranchidae are a taxonomic family of sea slugs, marine gastropod molluscs in the order Notaspidea.The species in the family Pleurobranchidae have a prominent mantle and an internal shell that becomes reduced or is lost in adults. Some adult species have been seen feeding on ascidians...
.
The genus is differentiated from other sidegill slugs by its rhinophore
Rhinophore
A rhinophore is one of a pair of club-shaped structures which are the most prominent part of the external head anatomy of a group of sea slugs, marine gastropod opisthobranch mollusks in the order Nudibranchia, the nudibranchs, specifically the dorid nudibranchs.- Etymology :The name relates to the...
s, which are well separated, rather than being joined under the notum.
Species
Species in the genus Pleurobranchaea include:- Pleurobranchaea agassizii R. Bergh, 1897
- Pleurobranchaea bonnieae Ev. Marcus and Gosliner, 1984
- Pleurobranchaea brockii Bergh, 1897
- Pleurobranchaea bubala Marcus and Gosliner, 1984
- Pleurobranchaea californica MacFarland, 1966
- Pleurobranchaea hedgpethi Abbott, 1952
- Pleurobranchaea inconspicua Bergh, 1897
- Pleurobranchaea japonica J. Thiele, 1925
- Pleurobranchaea maculataPleurobranchaea maculataPleurobranchaea maculata, or the grey side-gilled slug, is a species of sea slug, a marine opisthobranch gastropod mollusk in the family Pleurobranchidae.-Habitat:...
(Quoy and Gaimard, 1832) - Pleurobranchaea meckeliiPleurobranchaea meckeliiPleurobranchaea meckelii is a species of sea slug, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pleurobranchidae....
Leue, 1813 - Pleurobranchaea obesa (A.E. Verrill, 1882
- Pleurobranchaea tarda Verrill, 1880