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Eubranchus cucullus

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Eubranchus cucullus
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. cucullus
Binomial name
Eubranchus cucullus
Behrens, 1985[1]

Eubranchus cucullus 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 Puerto Refugio, Isla Angel de la Guarda, Baja California, Mexico.[1] It has also been reported from Panama.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b Behrens, D. W. (1985) A new species of Eubranchus Forbes, 1838, from the Sea of Cortez, Mexico. Veliger 28(2):175-178.
  2. ^ Bouchet, P. (2015). Eubranchus cucullus Behrens, 1985. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2015-12-27
  3. ^ Behrens, D. W., & Hermosillo, A. (2005) Eastern Pacific nudibranchs, a guide to the opisthobranchs from Alaska to Central America. vi + 137 pp., 314 photos. Sea Challengers, Monterey, California, page 110.