Eubranchus prietoi explained

Eubranchus prietoi is a species of sea slug or nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Eubranchidae.^[1]

Distribution

This species was described from Verdicio, Asturias, Spain,, in the NE Atlantic Ocean. It has been reported from Arcachon Bay, France and Senegal^[2]

Notes and References

1. Gofas, S. (2015). Eubranchus prietoi Llera & Ortea, 1981. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2016-01-03.
2. Poddubetskaia, M. (2009) Eubranchus prietoi. Nembro. Accessed 2015-01-03.
3. Edmunds M. (2015). Opisthobranchiate Mollusca from Ghana: Flabellinidae, Piseinotecidae, Eubranchidae & Embletoniidae. Journal of Conchology. 42(2): 105-124, page(s): 116, figs 6C-D, 7.
4. Rudman, W.B., 2005 (August 26) Eubranchus prietoi Llera & Ortea, 1981. [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.^[2] as well as Ghana.^[3]

   Biology

   Eubranchus prietoi was found with the hydroid Plumularia setacea, which is presumed to be its food. It lays short egg coils across the midrib of the hydroid.

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