Eubranchulus olivaceus
| Eubranchulus olivaceus | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Order: | Nudibranchia |
| Suborder: | Aeolidacea |
| Genus: | Eubranchulus |
| Species: | E. olivaceus |
| Binomial name | |
| Eubranchulus olivaceus (O'Donoghue, 1922)[1] | |
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Eubranchulus olivaceus is a species of sea slug or nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Eubranchidae.[2]
Distribution
[edit]This species was described from Jesse Island and Brandon Island, Departure Bay, and the biological research station at Nanaimo, Vancouver Island, Canada. It is considered by some authors to be a synonym of the North Atlantic species Eubranchulus rupium.[3]
Biology
[edit]In the original description Eubranchulus olivaceus is reported to feed on Obelia longissima. It is also reported to feed on the hydroids Laomedea flexuosa, Obelia spp., & Plumularia sp.[3]
References
[edit]- ↑ O'Donoghue, C. H. (1922). Notes on the nudibranchiate Mollusca from the Vancouver Island region. III. Records of species and distribution. Transactions of the Royal Canadian Institute 14(1):145-167, pls. 5-6.
- ↑ Bouchet, P.; Picton, B. (2025) Eubranchulus olivaceus (O'Donoghue, 1922). In: MolluscaBase (2026). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2026-04-18.
- 1 2 McDonald, G., (2015) Eubranchus rupium. Intertidal Invertebrates of the Monterey Bay Area, California.