Pleurobranchus forskalii (Ruppell & Leuckart, 1828)
Superdomain | Biota | |
Kingdom | Animalia | |
Phylum | Mollusca | |
Class | Gastropoda | |
Subclass | Heterobranchia | |
Infraclass | Euthyneura | |
Subterclass | Ringipleura | |
Superorder | Nudipleura | |
Order | Pleurobranchida | |
Superfamily | Pleurobranchoidea | |
Family | Pleurobranchidae | |
Genus | Pleurobranchus | |
Species | Pleurobranchus forskalii Rüppell & Leuckart, 1828 | |
Classification according to Bouchet et al. (2017) Taxonomic source: World Register of Marine Species (AphiaID: 140819). |
- Oscanius semperi Vayssière, 1897
- Pleurobranchus forskali [sic] (Ruppell & Leuckart, 1828)
- Pleurobranchus perrieri Vayssière, 1897
Description
Biology
Etymology
- Forskalii. Dedicated to Dr. Petter Forsskål (1732-1763), Finnish-Swedish disciple of Linnaeus; participated in a Danish collecting expedition to Egypt and Arabia Felix (Yemen) in 1761-67, where he died of malaria. He was highly esteemed by Linnaeus.
Distribution
This is a lessepsian species that is invading the Eastern Mediterranean. This species has not yet reached the Western Mediterranean coasts, but there are frequent sighting reports from Israel.
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Abundance
Western Mediterranean: | ☆☆☆☆☆ |
Eastern Mediterranean: | ☆☆☆☆☆ |
Atlantic Ocean: | ☆☆☆☆☆ |
More pictures
Bibliography
Further reading
- Biodiversity Heritage Library
- CIESM Atlas of Exotic Species in the Mediterranean
- DORIS
- Flickr pictures
- Gary and David's world of Nudibranchs!
- Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
- ISRAMAR
- MedSlugs (Ind.E)
- MedSlugs (Ind.NW)
- MedSlugs (Pac.NW)
- MedSlugs (Pac.W)
- NCBI GenBank
- Nudibranch.ORG (Philippines)
- Nudibranch.ORG (Sulawesi)
- OBIS - Search by Taxon
- Sea Slug Forum
- Sea Slugs of Hawaii
- SeaSlug Photo Collection
- South-west Indian Ocean Seaslugs
- The SlugSite
- Visual Diving
- World Register of Marine Species
Cite this article as:
Ballesteros, M., Madrenas, E. & Pontes, M. (2023) "Pleurobranchus forskalii" in OPK-Opistobranquis. Published: 15/05/2012. Accessed: 30/09/2023. Available at (https://opistobranquis.info/en/?p=388)