Eubranchulus olivaceus
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Order: | Nudibranchia |
| Suborder: | Aeolidacea |
| Genus: | Eubranchulus |
| Species: | E. olivaceus |
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| Eubranchulus olivaceus (O'Donoghue, 1922)[1] | |
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Eubranchulus olivaceus is a species of sea slug or nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Eubranchidae.[2]
Distribution
This species was described from Jesse Island and Brandon Island, Departure Bay, and the biological research station at Nanaimo, Vancouver Island, Canada. It is considered by some authors to be a synonym of the North Atlantic species Eubranchulus rupium.[3]
Biology
In the original description Eubranchulus olivaceus is reported to feed on Obelia longissima. It is also reported to feed on the hydroids Laomedea flexuosa, Obelia spp., & Plumularia sp.[3]
References
- ↑ O'Donoghue, C. H. (1922). Notes on the nudibranchiate Mollusca from the Vancouver Island region. III. Records of species and distribution. Transactions of the Royal Canadian Institute 14(1):145-167, pls. 5-6.
- ↑ Bouchet, P.; Picton, B. (2025) Eubranchulus olivaceus (O'Donoghue, 1922). In: MolluscaBase (2026). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2026-04-18.
- 1 2 McDonald, G., (2015) Eubranchus rupium. Intertidal Invertebrates of the Monterey Bay Area, California.