Polybranchia is a genus of sacoglossan sea slugs, shell-less marine opisthobranch gastropod mollusks in the family Hermaeidae.[2]
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| A live individual of Polybranchia orientalis, head end towards the top of the image | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Heterobranchia |
| Family: | Hermaeidae |
| Genus: | Polybranchia Pease, 1860[1] |
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Species
editSpecies within the genus Polybranchia include:[2]
- Polybranchia borgninii (Trinchese, 1896)
- Polybranchia orientalis (Kelaart, 1858)
- Polybranchia pallens (Burn, 1957)
- Polybranchia papillosa (Pease, 1866)
- Polybranchia pellucida Pease, 1860
- Polybranchia prasinus (Bergh, 1871)
- Polybranchia viridis (Deshayes, 1857)
- Polybranchia westralis Jensen, 1993
- Polybranchia sp. 1 from Kungkungan Bay, North Sulawesi, Indonesia[3]
References
edit- ^ Pease W. H. (1860). Proc. zool. Soc. London 28: 141.
- ^ a b c WoRMS : Polybranchia accessed : 16 October 2022
- ^ Rudman, W.B., (17 December 2001) "Polybranchia sp. 1". Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Accessed 14 January 2009.
- Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 180–213