Eubranchus ocellatus

Eubranchus ocellatus is a species of sea slug or nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Eubranchidae.[2]

Eubranchus ocellatus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Heterobranchia
clade Euthyneura
clade Nudipleura
clade Nudibranchia
clade Dexiarchia
clade Cladobranchia
clade Aeolidida
Superfamily:
Fionoidea
Family:
Eubranchidae
Genus:
Eubranchus
Species:
E. ocellatus
Binomial name
Eubranchus ocellatus
Synonyms
  • Eolis ocellata Alder & Hancock, 1864
  • Dunga ocellata (Alder & Hancock, 1864)
  • Dunga nodulosa Eliot, 1902

Distribution

This species was described from Waltair, Vizagapatam, Bay of Bengal, India.[1] It is reported from many localities in the Indo-Pacific region.[3]

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References
  1. Alder J. & Hancock A. (1864). Notice of a collection of nudibranchiate mollusca made in India by Walter Elliot Esq. with descriptions of several new genera and species. Transactions of the Zoological Society of London 5: 113-147, page(s): 144, Plate 33, Figures 16-17.
  2. Gofas, S. (2015). Eubranchus ocellatus (Alder & Hancock, 1864). In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2016-01-02.
  3. Rudman, W.B., 2005 (March 3) Dunga ocellata (Alder & Hancock, 1864). [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.
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