Pleurobranchus | |
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Pleurobranchus mamillatus | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
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clade Heterobranchia clade Euthyneura |
Superfamily: | Pleurobranchoidea |
Family: | Pleurobranchidae |
Subfamily: | Pleurobranchinae |
Genus: |
Pleurobranchus Cuvier, 1805 |
Diversity | |
15-16 species | |
Synonyms | |
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clade Euthyneura
clade Nudipleura
clade Pleurobranchomorpha
Pleurobranchus is a genus of sea slugs, specifically side-gill slugs, marine gastropod mollusc in the family Pleurobranchidae.
Goodheart et al. (2015) recognized 14 valid species, while Alvim & Pimenta 2016 recognized one other species. Pleurobranchus sishaensis is additionally recognized by WoRMS.
Species in the genus Pleurobranchus include:
Goodheart et al. (2015) recognized following synonyms: