Polybranchia (gastropod) explained

Polybranchia is a genus of sacoglossan sea slugs, shell-less marine opisthobranch gastropod mollusks in the family Hermaeidae.^[1]

Species

Species within the genus Polybranchia include:

• Polybranchia borgninii (Trinchese, 1896)
• Polybranchia orientalis (Kelaart, 1858)
• Polybranchia pallens (Burn, 1957)
• Polybranchia papillosa (Pease, 1866)
• Polybranchia pellucida Pease, 1860
• Polybranchia prasinus (Bergh, 1871)
• Polybranchia viridis (Deshayes, 1857)
• Polybranchia westralis Jensen, 1993
• Polybranchia sp. 1 from Kungkungan Bay, North Sulawesi, Indonesia^[2]

References

• Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 180–213

Notes and References

1. http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=138064&from=rss WoRMS : Polybranchia
2. Rudman, W.B., (17 December 2001) "Polybranchia sp. 1". Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Accessed 14 January 2009.