MOLLUSCA : : | SNAILS, SLUGS, ETC. |
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Eubranchus sp. |
Description: The body is translucent white with a pale brown hue and has scattered patches of reddish-brown pigment. The cerata are numerous, unswollen and have 2-3 subterminal brown bands and a chocolate terminal cap. The oral and rhinophoral tentacles have one brown band. The mature specimens reached 29mm in length.
Habitat: Feeds on Kirchenpaueria pinnata.
Distribution: Known only from two specimens from Salcombe Estuary. Identified with Eubranchus vittatus by Picton & Brown and Thompson & Brown, but now considered by BEP to be an undescribed species.
Key Identification Features:
Distribution Map from NBN: Eubranchus sp. at National Biodiversity Network mapping facility, data for UK.
iNaturalist: Eubranchus sp. at iNaturalist World Species Observations database.
Picton, B.E. & Morrow, C.C. (2024). Eubranchus sp.. . [In] Encyclopedia of Marine Life of Britain and Ireland. https://www2.habitas.org.uk/marbiop-ni/speciesaccounts.php?item=W15170. Accessed on 2025-04-19 |