Dermatobranchus

{{Short description|Genus of gastropods}}

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| image = Dermatobranchus_sp4.jpg

| image_caption = Dermatobranchus sp. 4

| taxon = Dermatobranchus

| authority = van Hasselt 1824van Hasselt J. C. (1824). Alg. Konst. Letterbode, (3) 37; 1824, Bull. des Sci. Nat., 3, 242.

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  • Dermatobranchopsis Baba, 1949
  • Dermatobranchus (Pleuroleura) Bergh, 1874
  • Pleuroleura Bergh, 1874

| type_species= Dermatobranchus striatus van Hasselt, 1824

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Dermatobranchus is a genus of sea slugs, or nudibranchs, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Arminidae.Bouchet, P. (2011). [http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=531811 Dermatobranchus van Hasselt, 1824.] Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2012-04-15

Biology

Dermatobranchus species feed on octocorals including sea fans and sea pens.

Species

Species within the genus Dermatobranchus include:

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;Species brought into synonymy:

  • Dermatobranchus (Pleuroleura) tongshanensis G.Y. Lin, 1981: synonym of Dermatobranchus tongshanensis G.Y. Lin, 1981
  • Dermatobranchus pulcherrimus Miller & Willan, 1986: synonym of Dermatobranchus rubidus (Gould, 1852)
  • Dermatobranchus rubidus (Gould, 1852); synonym of Armina rubida (A. Gould, 1852) (superseded combination)
  • Dermatobranchus walteri (Krause, 1892): synonym of Doridoxa walteri (Krause, 1892)

References

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  • {{cite book |last1=Bergh |first1=L.S.R. |title= Bergh, L. S. R. (1874). Malacologische Untersuchungen. In: C. Semper (ed.) Reisen im Archipel der Philippinen, Wissenschaftliche Resultate. Theil 1 |date=1874 |page=277 |url=https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/14451469}}