Eubranchus exiguus explained

Eubranchus exiguus is a species of small sea slug, an aeolid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Eubranchidae.

Distribution

The type locality is the harbour at Fowey, in England. It is found all round the British Isles and from the Arctic and Scandinavia to the Mediterranean Sea.^[1]

Notes and References

1. Welch J. J. (2010). "The "Island Rule" and Deep-Sea Gastropods: Re-Examining the Evidence". PLoS ONE 5(1): e8776. .
2. Picton, B.E. & Morrow, C.C. (2015). Eubranchus exiguus (Alder & Hancock, 1848). [In] Encyclopedia of Marine Life of Britain and Ireland. Accessed on 2015-12-26

   Description

   Eubranchus exiguus was originally discovered and described (under the name Eolis exigua) in 1848, by the British malacologists Joshua Alder and Albany Hancock.

   The original text (the type description) reads as follows:

   The maximum recorded length is 8 mm.^[1]

   Habitat

   Minimum recorded depth is 0 m. Maximum recorded depth is 10 m.

   References

   This article incorporates public domain text from the reference.

   External links

   • http://www.seaslugforum.net/eubrexig.htm