Pleurobranchus atlanticus
Abbott, 1949
Order: NOTASPIDEA
Superfamily: PLEUROBRANCHOIDEA
Family: Pleurobranchidae
DISTRIBUTION
Caribbean, tropical west Atlantic.
PHOTO
Santa Marta, Caribbean coast of Colombia. 3-5 cm long. Photos: Phanor Montoya.
This appears very similar in colour to the Indo-West Pacific species Pleurobranchus albiguttatus and I previously labelled it as Pleurobranchus cf. albiguttatus on the Forum. I have now identified it as Pleurobranchus atlanticus, a species previously considered a synonym of Pleurobranchus areolatus. See Anne Dupont's message below where I discuss its identity in more detail.
Pleurobranchus evelinae Thompson, 1977 is also a synonym [see message.]
References:
• Abbott, R.T. (1949): A new Florida species of the Tectibranch genus Pleurobranchus. The Nautilus, 62(3): 73-78.
• Mörch, O.A.L. (1863) Contributions à la Faune malacologique des Antilles danoises. Journal de Conchyliologie, 11: 21-43.
• Thompson, T.E. (1977) Jamaican opisthobranch molluscs I. Journal of Molluscan Studies, 43(2): 93-139, pls.1-3.
• White, K.M. (1952) On a collection of molluscs from Dry Tortugas, Florida. Proceedings of the Malacological Society of London, 29: 106-120, Pl.6.
Authorship details
Rudman, W.B., 2000 (October 21) Pleurobranchus atlanticus Abbott, 1949. [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/factsheet/pleuatla
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