Leostyletus misakiensis
Species of gastropod
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Leostyletus misakiensis, common name Misaki aeolid, is a species of sea slug or nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Eubranchidae.[2]
| Leostyletus misakiensis | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Order: | Nudibranchia |
| Suborder: | Aeolidacea |
| Family: | Eubranchidae |
| Genus: | Leostyletus |
| Species: | L. misakiensin |
| Binomial name | |
| Leostyletus misakiensin | |
| Synonyms | |
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Eubranchus misakiensis Baba, 1960 (basionym) | |
Distribution
This species was described from Misaki, Sagami Bay, on an Obelia colony, Japan. Additional specimens included in the original description were from Sargassum plants at Mukaishima, Seto Inland Sea.[1] The species has been reported from British Columbia, but it is likely that several distinct species are involved.[3] This species is also found in the San Francisco Bay, California, and in harbors in Princeton, California and Santa Cruz, California.