Eubranchus rubropunctatus is a species of sea slug or nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Eubranchidae.[2]
| Eubranchus rubropunctatus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Order: | Nudibranchia |
| Suborder: | Cladobranchia |
| Superfamily: | Fionoidea |
| Family: | Eubranchidae |
| Genus: | Eubranchus |
| Species: | E. rubropunctatus
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| Binomial name | |
| Eubranchus rubropunctatus Edmunds, 1969[1]
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Distribution
editThis species was described from among roots of eel grass (Cymodocea ciliata) at Oyster bay, Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania.[1] It has been reported from Heron Island, Queensland, Australia.[3]
References
edit- ^ a b Edmunds, M. (1969) Opisthobranchiate Mollusca from Tanzania I. Eolidacea (Eubranchidae and Aeolidiidae). Proceedings of the Malacological Society of London, 38: 451-469.
- ^ Caballer, M.; Rosenberg, G. (2015). Eubranchus rubropunctatus Edmunds, 1969. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2015-12-29
- ^ Rudman, W.B., 2001 (July 13) Eubranchus rubropunctatus Edmunds, 1969. [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.