Pleurobranchus forskalii is a species of side-gill sea slug, a notaspidean, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pleurobranchidae.[1]
| Pleurobranchus forskalii | |
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| A live Pleurobranchus forskalii, head end towards the upper left | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Heterobranchia |
| Order: | Pleurobranchida |
| Family: | Pleurobranchidae |
| Genus: | Pleurobranchus |
| Species: | P. forskalii |
| Binomial name | |
| Pleurobranchus forskalii | |
| Synonyms | |
Pleurobranchus forskali | |
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The specific name was coined in honor of Peter Forsskål.
Distribution
This species occurs in:
References
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Pleurobranchus forskalii.
- Jochum, A., & Favre, A. (2017). "First record of the sea slug Stylocheilus striatus (Quoy & Gaimard, 1825)(Anaspidea, Aplysiidae) and swarming behavior for Bazaruto Archipelago, Mozambique with the first record of Pleurobranchus forskalii Rüppel & Leuckart, 1828 (Nudipleura, Pleurobranchidae) for Bazaruto Island (Gastropoda, Heterobranchia)". Check List 13(5): 435-441. doi:10.15560/13.5.435
- Photos of Pleurobranchus forskalii on Sealife Collection