The lemon pleurobranch (Berthellina granulata) is a species of sea slug, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Pleurobranchidae.
| Lemon pleurobranch | |
|---|---|
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Order: | Pleurobranchida |
| Family: | Pleurobranchidae |
| Genus: | Berthellina |
| Species: | B. granulata |
| Binomial name | |
| Berthellina granulata (Krauss, 1848) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Pleurobranchus granulatus Krauss, 1848 | |
Description
The lemon pleurobranch is a small smooth oval pleurobranch. The animal is yellow- to orange-coloured and often has white spots. There are two rolled rhinophores joined at their bases on the head. Like all other sidegill slugs, there is a single gill on the right hand side of the body.
The animal grows up to 40 mm in total length.[2]
Distribution
This animal has been found off the whole southern African coast and is known throughout the Indo-Pacific to Hawaii.[3]
Ecology
The species is thought to be a scavenger. Its egg mass is an upright orange collar of one whorl.
References
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