Pleurobranchus
Genus of gastropods
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Pleurobranchus is a genus of sea slugs, specifically side-gill slugs, marine gastropod mollusc in the family Pleurobranchidae.[1][2]
| Pleurobranchus | |
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| Pleurobranchus mamillatus | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Order: | Pleurobranchida |
| Superfamily: | Pleurobranchoidea |
| Family: | Pleurobranchidae |
| Genus: | Pleurobranchus Cuvier, 1804 |
| Type species | |
| Pleurobranchus peronii Cuvier, 1804 | |
| Species | |
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22 species (see text) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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They typically occur in intertidal and shallow subtidal waters of tropical and subtropical seas worldwide.[2]
Species
As of November 2021, the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) recognizes following species as valid:[1]
- Pleurobranchus albiguttatus (Bergh, 1905)
- Pleurobranchus areolatus Mörch, 1863 – Atlantic sidegill slug
- Pleurobranchus crossei Vayssière, 1897
- Pleurobranchus digueti Rochebrune, 1895
- Pleurobranchus evelinae T. E. Thompson, 1977
- Pleurobranchus forskalii Rüppell & Leuckart, 1828
- Pleurobranchus grandis Pease, 1868[3]
- Pleurobranchus hilli (Hedley, 1894)
- Pleurobranchus iouspi Ev. Marcus, 1984
- Pleurobranchus lacteus Dall & Simpson, 1901
- Pleurobranchus mamillatus Quoy & Gaimard, 1832
- Pleurobranchus membranaceus (Montagu, 1816)
- Pleurobranchus nigropunctatus (Bergh, 1907)
- Pleurobranchus niveus (A. E. Verrill, 1901)
- Pleurobranchus obeses K. M. White, 1946
- Pleurobranchus peronii Cuvier, 1804
- Pleurobranchus reticulatus Rang, 1832
- Pleurobranchus semperi (Vayssière, 1896)
- Pleurobranchus sishaensis (Zhang & Lin, 1965)
- Pleurobranchus testudinarius Cantraine, 1835
- Pleurobranchus varians Pease, 1860
- Pleurobranchus weberi (Bergh, 1905)
Goodheart et al. (2015)[2] recognized 14 valid species, while Alvim & Pimenta (2016)[4] recognized one other species.
