Polybranchia orientalis
Species of gastropod
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Polybranchia orientalis is a species of sacoglossan sea slug, a shell-less marine opisthobranch gastropod mollusk in the family Caliphyllidae.[2]
| Polybranchia orientalis | |
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| A live individual of Polybranchia orientalis about 2 cm in length, head end towards the top of the image | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Family: | Hermaeidae |
| Genus: | Polybranchia |
| Species: | P. orientalis |
| Binomial name | |
| Polybranchia orientalis | |
| Synonyms[2] | |
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Proctonotus orientalis Kelaart, 1858 | |
Distribution
This species occurs in the Indian Ocean and the Pacific Ocean.