• Source: Eubranchus occidentalis

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




Distribution


This species was described from Monterey Bay, California. It is considered by some authors to be a synonym of Eubranchus rustyus.




Biology


MacFarland reports that this nudibranch feeds on the hydroid Hydractinia, which grows on the holdfasts of Stephanocystis osmundacea.




References

Kata Kunci Pencarian:

• Eubranchus occidentalis
• Eubranchus
• Eubranchus rustyus
• Frank Mace MacFarland
• List of marine invertebrates of the Cape Peninsula and False Bay