Eubranchus olivaceus

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Eubranchus olivaceus
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. olivaceus
Binomial name
Eubranchus olivaceus
Synonyms
  • Galvina olivacea O'Donoghue, 1922

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

Distribution[]

This species was described from Jesse Island and Brandon Island, Departure Bay, and the biological research station at Nanaimo, Vancouver Island, Canada. It is considered by some authors to be a synonym of the North Atlantic species Eubranchus rupium.[3]

Biology[]

In the original description Eubranchus olivaceus is reported to feed on Obelia longissima. It is also reported to feed on the hydroids Laomedea flexuosa, Obelia spp., & Plumularia sp.[3]

References[]

  1. ^ O'Donoghue, C. H. (1922). Notes on the nudibranchiate Mollusca from the Vancouver Island region. III. Records of species and distribution. Transactions of the Royal Canadian Institute 14(1):145-167, pls. 5-6.
  2. ^ Caballer, M.; Rosenberg, G. (2015). Eubranchus olivaceus (O'Donoghue, 1922). In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2016-01-01.
  3. ^ a b McDonald, G., (2015) Eubranchus rupium. Intertidal Invertebrates of the Monterey Bay Area, California.
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