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Eubranchus mandapamensis

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Eubranchus mandapamensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Nudibranchia
Suborder: Cladobranchia
Superfamily: Fionoidea
Family: Eubranchidae
Genus: Eubranchus
Species:
E. mandapamensis
Binomial name
Eubranchus mandapamensis
(Rao, 1968)[1]
Synonyms
  • Annulorhina mandapamensis Rao, 1968

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

Distribution

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This species was described from the Gulf of Mannar, India.[1] It has been reported from Ratnagiri, Maharashta, India. Animals from Thailand are slightly different but are currently considered to be the same species.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b Rao, K. P. (1968). On a new genus and some new species of opisthobranchiate gastropods of the family Eubranchidae from the Gulf of Mannar. Proceedings of the Symposium on Mollusca held at Cochin from January 12 to 16, 1968. Symposium series 3, part 1, pp. 51-60. Marine Biological Association of India, Mandapam Camp, India.
  2. ^ WoRMS (2015). Eubranchus mandapamensis (Rao, 1968). In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2015-12-29
  3. ^ Rudman, W.B., 2009 (May 15) Eubranchus mandapamensis (Rao, 1968). [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.
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