Pleurobranchus

Pleurobranchus is a genus of sea slugs, specifically side-gill slugs, marine gastropod mollusc in the family Pleurobranchidae.[2]

Pleurobranchus
Pleurobranchus mamillatus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Heterobranchia
clade Euthyneura
clade Nudipleura
clade Pleurobranchomorpha
Superfamily:
Pleurobranchoidea
Family:
Pleurobranchidae
Subfamily:
Pleurobranchinae
Genus:
Pleurobranchus

Cuvier, 1805
Diversity[1]
15-16 species
Synonyms[2]
  • Oscanius Leach in Gray, 1847
  • Oscaniella Bergh, 1897
A grand pleurobranch (Pleurobranchus grandis) off Dahab, Egypt.

Species

Goodheart et al. (2015)[1] recognized 14 valid species, while Alvim & Pimenta 2016[3] recognized one other species. Pleurobranchus sishaensis is additionally recognized by WoRMS.[4]

Species in the genus Pleurobranchus include:

  1. Pleurobranchus albiguttatus (Bergh, 1905)[1][4]
  2. Pleurobranchus areolatus Mörch, 1863[1][4] Atlantic sidegill slug
  3. Pleurobranchus digueti Rochebrune, 1895[1][4]
  4. Pleurobranchus forskalii Rueppell & Leuckart, 1828[1][4] - synonym: Pleurobranchus semperi (Vayssière, 1896)[4] / Oscanius semperi Vayssière, 1896[1]
  5. Pleurobranchus grandis W. H. Pease, 1868 [1][5]
  6. Pleurobranchus hilli (Hedley, 1894)[1][4]
  7. Pleurobranchus iouspi Ev. Marcus, 1984[4][3]
  8. Pleurobranchus mamillatus Quoy & Gaimard, 1832[1][4]
  9. Pleurobranchus membranaceus Montagu, 1815[1][4]
  10. Pleurobranchus nigropunctatus (Bergh, 1907)[1][4]
  11. Pleurobranchus peroni Cuvier, 1804[1][4]
  12. Pleurobranchus reticulatus Rang, 1832[1][4]
  13. Pleurobranchus sishaensis (Zhang & Lin, 1965)[4]
  14. Pleurobranchus testudinarius Cantraine, 1835[1][4]
  15. Pleurobranchus varians Pease, 1860[1]
  16. Pleurobranchus weberi (Bergh, 1905)[1][4]

Goodheart et al. (2015)[1] recognized following synonyms:

  • Pleurobranchus lacteus Dall & C.T. Simpson, 1901[4] is a synonym of Berthella lacteus (A. E. Verrill, 1901)[1]
  • Placobranchiopsis niveus Verrill, 1901 / Pleurobranchus niveus (A. E. Verrill, 1901)[4] is a synonym of Berthella niveus (A. E. Verrill, 1901)[1]
Nomen nudum (nude name)
Species brought into synonymy
  • Pleurobranchus agassizii MacFarland, 1909: synonym of Berthella agassizii (MacFarland, 1909)
  • Pleurobranchus americanus A. E. Verrill, 1885: synonym of Berthella americana (A. E. Verrill, 1885)
  • Pleurobranchus atlanticus R.T. Abbott, 1949 : synonym of Pleurobranchus crossei Vayssière, 1897
  • Pleurobranchus aurantiacus Risso, 1818: synonym of Berthella aurantiaca (Risso, 1818)
  • Pleurobranchus beyrichii (Hilgendorf, 1877): synonym of Mikadotrochus beyrichii (Hilgendorf, 1877)
  • Pleurobranchus brevifrons Philippi, 1844: synonym of Berthella plumula (Montagu, 1803)
  • Pleurobranchus caledonicus Risbec, 1928 accepted as Berthella caledonica (Risbec, 1928)[4]
  • Pleurobranchus californicus Dall, 1900: synonym of Berthella californica (Dall, 1900)
  • Pleurobranchus citrinus Rüppell & Leuckart, 1828: synonym of Berthellina citrina (Rüppell & Leuckart, 1828)
  • Pleurobranchus contarinii Vérany, 1846: synonym of Pleurobranchus membranaceus (Montagu, 1815)
  • Pleurobranchus crossei Vayssière, 1897 accepted as Pleurobranchus areolatus Mörch, 1863 [4]
  • Pleurobranchus dautzenbergi Watson, 1897: synonym of Berthella dautzenbergi (Watson, 1897)
  • Pleurobranchus dehaanii Cantraine, 1841: synonym of Pleurobranchus membranaceus (Montagu, 1815)
  • Pleurobranchus delicatus Pease, 1861 accepted as Berthellina delicata (Pease, 1861)[4]
  • Pleurobranchus denotarisi Vérany, 1846: synonym of Pleurobranchus membranaceus (Montagu, 1815)
  • Pleurobranchus denotarisi Vérany, 1846: synonym of Pleurobranchus testudinarius Cantraine, 1835
  • Pleurobranchus elongatus Cantraine, 1835: synonym of Berthella elongata (Cantraine, 1835)
  • Pleurobranchus elongatus Cantraine, 1835: synonym of Berthella aurantiaca (Risso, 1818)
  • Pleurobranchus emys Ev. Marcus, 1984 accepted as Pleurobranchus iouspi Ev. Marcus, 1984 [4]
  • Pleurobranchus evelinae T. E. Thompson, 1977 accepted as Pleurobranchus areolatus Mörch, 1863 [4]
  • Pleurobranchus fleuriausi d'Orbigny, 1837: synonym of Berthella plumula (Montagu, 1803)
  • Pleurobranchus forskali: synonym of Pleurobranchus forskalii (Rüppell & Leuckart, 1831)
  • Pleurobranchus garciagomezi Cervera, J.L., Cattaneo-Vietti & M. Edmunds, 1996 accepted as Pleurobranchus reticulatus Rang, 1832 [4]
  • Pleurobranchus granulatus Krauss, 1848: synonym of Berthellina granulata (Krauss, 1848)
  • Pleurobranchus hirasei K. Bába, 1971 accepted as Pleurobranchus peronii Cuvier, 1804[4]
  • Pleurobranchus inconspicua (Bergh, 1897): synonym of Pleurobranchaea inconspicua Bergh, 1897
  • Pleurobranchus inhacae Macnae, 1962: synonym of Pleurobranchus peronii Cuvier, 1804
  • Pleurobranchus inhancae [sic]: synonym of Pleurobranchus inhacae Macnae, 1962: synonym of Pleurobranchus peronii Cuvier, 1804
  • Pleurobranchus lesueur de Blainville, 1827: synonym of Pleurobranchus membranaceus (Montagu, 1815)
  • Pleurobranchus lowei Watson, 1897: synonym of Berthellina edwardsi (Vayssière, 1896)
  • Pleurobranchus luniceps Cuvier, 1817: synonym of Euselenops luniceps (Cuvier, 1817)
  • Pleurobranchus mammillatus Schultz in Philippi, 1836: synonym of Pleurobranchus testudinarius Cantraine, 1835
  • Pleurobranchus monterosati Vayssière, 1880: synonym of Berthella ocellata (Delle Chiaje, 1830)
  • Pleurobranchus ocellatus Delle Chiaje, 1830: synonym of Berthella ocellata (Delle Chiaje, 1830)
  • Pleurobranchus patagonicus d'Orbigny, 1835: synonym of Berthella patagonica (d'Orbigny, 1835)
  • Pleurobranchus pellucidus Pease, 1860: synonym of Berthella stellata (Risso, 1826)
  • Pleurobranchus perforatus Philippi, 1844: synonym of Berthella plumula (Montagu, 1803)
  • Pleurobranchus perrieri Vayssière, 1897: synonym of Pleurobranchus forskalii Rüppell & Leuckart, 1828
  • Pleurobranchus platei Bergh, 1898: synonym of Berthella platei (Bergh, 1898)
  • Pleurobranchus punctatus Quoy & Gaimard, 1832: synonym of Berthellina citrina (Rüppell & Leuckart, 1828)
  • Pleurobranchus reesi K. White, 1952 : synonym of Pleurobranchus atlanticus Abbott, 1949
  • Pleurobranchus scutatus Martens [in Möbius], 1880: synonym of Berthella martensi (Pilsbry, 1896)
  • Pleurobranchus stellatus Risso, 1826: synonym of Berthella stellata (Risso, 1826)
  • Pleurobranchus strongi Mcfarland, 1966 : synonym of Berthella strongi (MacFarland, 1966)
  • Pleurobranchus tuberculatus Meckel, 1808: synonym of Pleurobranchus membranaceus (Montagu, 1815)
  • Pleurobranchus xhosa Macnae, 1962 (possibly a juvenile form of P. peroni)
  • Pleurobranchus wirtzi Ortea, Moro & Caballer, 2014 accepted as Pleurobranchus reticulatus Rang, 1832 [4]
Nomen dubium
  • Pleurobranchus limacoides Forbes, 1844
  • Pleurobranchus verrilli Thiele, 1931
  • Pleurobranchus ypsilophora Vayssière, 1898
Taxa inquerenda
  • Pleurobranchus disceptus O'Donoghue, 1929
  • Pleurobranchus griseus Bergh, 1905
  • Pleurobranchus latipes Bergh, 1905
  • Pleurobranchus moebii Vayssière, 1898
  • Pleurobranchus papillosus (O'Donoghue, 1929)
  • Pleurobranchus sculptatus (O'Donoghue, 1929)
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References
  1. Goodheart J., Camacho-García Y., Padula V., Schrödl M., Cervera J. L., Gosliner T. M. & Valdés Á. (2015). "Systematics and biogeography of Pleurobranchus Cuvier, 1804, sea slugs (Heterobranchia: Nudipleura: Pleurobranchidae)". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 174(2): 322-362. doi:10.1111/zoj.12237.
  2. Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S. (2012). Pleurobranchus Cuvier, 1804. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=138364 on 2012-06-06
  3. Alvim J. & Pimenta A.D. (2016). Comparative morphology and redescription of Pleurobranchus species (Gastropoda, Pleurobranchoidea) from Brazil. Zoological Studies. 55: 15.
  4. WoRMS Pleurobranchus
  5. Pease W. H. (1868). "Descriptions of marine Gasteropodae, inhabiting Polynesia". American Journal of Conchology 4(2): 71-80, Pls. 7-10.
  6. WMSD - Worldwide mollusc species DB - Pleurobranchus gigas
  • SEM images of the radula can be found at Thompson, T.E.; Bebbington, A. (1973). "Scanning electron microscope studies of gastropod radulae". Malacologia. 14: 147–165.
  • Howson, C.M.; Picton, B.E. (Ed.) (1997). The species directory of the marine fauna and flora of the British Isles and surrounding seas. Ulster Museum Publication, 276. The Ulster Museum: Belfast, UK. ISBN 0-948150-06-8. vi, 508 (+ cd-rom) pp.
  • 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
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