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Pleurobranchus

Pleurobranchus
Pleurobranchus mamillatus.jpg
Pleurobranchus mamillatus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
(unranked): clade Heterobranchia

clade Euthyneura
clade Nudipleura
clade Pleurobranchomorpha

Superfamily: Pleurobranchoidea
Family: Pleurobranchidae
Subfamily: Pleurobranchinae
Genus: Pleurobranchus
Cuvier, 1805
Diversity
15-16 species
Synonyms
  • Oscanius Leach in Gray, 1847
  • Oscaniella Bergh, 1897

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:


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