species: Polybranchia orientalis in Australian Seaslugs (Gaia Guide)
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Polybranchia orientalis


©Ingo Burghardt: Polybranchia orientalis at Lizard Island

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Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Mollusca
Class Gastropoda
Order Sacoglossa
Family Caliphyllidae
Genus Polybranchia
Species Polybranchia orientalis

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Distinguishing features still need to be specified.

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Distribution


©Atlas of Living Australia: Australian distribution: Polybranchia orientalis

Distribution and habitat preferences

This species occurs in the Indian Ocean and the Pacific Ocean. (Wikipedia)

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References

  • Haendeler, K. and H. Waegele (2007). Preliminary study on molecular phylogeny of Saccoglossa and a compilation of their food organisms, Bonner zoologische Beitraege, 55: 231-254. LIRS catalog number 1207.
  • Haendler, K., Y.P. Grzymbowski, P.J. Krug and H. Waegele (2009). Functional chloroplasts in metazoan cells - a unique evolutionary strategy in animal life, Frontiers in Zoology, 6: 28 (18 ages). LIRS catalog number 1336.
  • Waegele, H., I. Burghardt, N. Anthes, J. Evertsen, A. Klussman-Kolb and G. Brodie (2006). Species diversity of opisthobranch molluscs on Lizard Island, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, In: Contemporary studies into the systematics and evolution of opisthobranch molluscs, (Eds. G. Brodie, S. Fahey and F.E. Wells), Records of the Western Australian Museum, Supplement 69: 33-59. LIRS catalog number 1036.
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