Kingdom Animalia Class Gastropoda Family Eubranchidae Rank Species | Phylum Mollusca Superfamily Fionoidea Genus Eubranchus | |
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Similar Eubranchus rupium, Eubranchus, Eubranchus farrani, Phidiana, Dendronotus | ||
Eubranchus rustyus, the homely aeolid, 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 Monterey Bay, 36°36′20″N 121°53′04″W, California. It is considered by most authors to be a synonym of Eubranchus occidentalis.
Biology
This nudibranch feeds on the hydroids Obelia and Plumularia.
References
Eubranchus rustyus Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA