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Eubranchus prietoi

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Gastropoda

Family
  
Eubranchidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Mollusca

Superfamily
  
Fionoidea

Genus
  
Eubranchus

Similar
  
Eubranchus tricolor, Fiona pinnata, Felimare cantabrica, Eubranchus, Eubranchus farrani

Eubranchus prietoi is a species of sea slug or nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Eubranchidae.

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Distribution

This species was described from Verdicio, Asturias, Spain, 43°35′N 05°50′W, in the NE Atlantic Ocean. It has been reported from Arcachon Bay, France and Senegal as well as Ghana.

Biology

Eubranchus prietoi was found with the hydroid Plumularia setacea, which is presumed to be its food. It lays short egg coils across the midrib of the hydroid.

References

Eubranchus prietoi Wikipedia