Dermatobranchus

Dermatobranchus
	Dermatobranchus sp. 4
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Order:	Nudibranchia
Suborder:	Arminacea
Family:	Arminidae
Genus:	Dermatobranchus; van Hasselt 1824
Type species
	Dermatobranchus striatus van Hasselt, 1824;
Synonyms
	Dermatobranchopsis Baba, 1949; Dermatobranchus (Pleuroleura) Bergh, 1874; Pleuroleura Bergh, 1874;

Dermatobranchus is a genus of sea slugs, or nudibranchs, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Arminidae.

Biology

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

Species

Species within the genus Dermatobranchus include:

Dermatobranchus albineus Gosliner & Fahey, 2011
Dermatobranchus albopunctulatus Baba, 1949
Dermatobranchus albus (Eliot, 1904)
Dermatobranchus arminus Gosliner & Fahey, 2011
Dermatobranchus caeruleomaculatus Gosliner & Fahey, 2011
Dermatobranchus caesitius Gosliner & Fahey, 2011
Dermatobranchus cymatilis Gosliner & Fahey, 2011
Dermatobranchus dendronephthyphagus Gosliner & Fahey, 2011
Dermatobranchus diagonalis Gosliner & Fahey, 2011
Dermatobranchus earlei Gosliner & Fahey, 2011
Dermatobranchus fasciatus Gosliner & Fahey, 2011
Dermatobranchus fortunatus (Bergh, 1888)
Dermatobranchus funiculus Gosliner & Fahey, 2011
Dermatobranchus glaber (Eliot, 1908)
Dermatobranchus gonatophorus van Hasselt, 1824
Dermatobranchus kalyptos Gosliner & Fahey, 2011
Dermatobranchus kokonas Gosliner & Fahey, 2011
Dermatobranchus leoni Gosliner & Fahey, 2011
Dermatobranchus marginlatus Lin, 1981
Dermatobranchus microphallus Gosliner & Fahey, 2011
Dermatobranchus multidentatus Baba, 1949
Dermatobranchus multistriatus Lin, 1981
Dermatobranchus nigropunctatus Baba, 1949
Dermatobranchus oculus Gosliner & Fahey, 2011
Dermatobranchus ornatus (Bergh, 1874)
Dermatobranchus otome Baba, 1992
Dermatobranchus phyllodes Gosliner & Fahey, 2011
Dermatobranchus piperoides Gosliner & Fahey, 2011
Dermatobranchus primus Baba, 1976
Dermatobranchus pustulosus van Hasselt, 1824
Dermatobranchus rodmani Gosliner & Fahey, 2011
Dermatobranchus sagamianus Baba, 1949
Dermatobranchus semilunus Gosliner & Fahey, 2011
Dermatobranchus semistriatus Baba, 1949
Dermatobranchus sp. 1 white-ridged nudibranch
Dermatobranchus sp. 4 brown ridged nudibranch
Dermatobranchus striatellus Baba, 1949
Dermatobranchus striatus van Hasselt, 1824
Dermatobranchus substriatus Baba, 1949
Dermatobranchus tongshanensis Lin, 1981
Dermatobranchus tuberculatus Gosliner & Fahey, 2011

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

↑ van Hasselt J. C. (1824). Alg. Konst. Letterbode, (3) 37; 1824, Bull. des Sci. Nat., 3, 242.
1 2 Bouchet, P. (2011). Dermatobranchus van Hasselt, 1824. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2012-04-15
1 2 Gosliner, T.M. 1987. Nudibranchs of Southern Africa ISBN 0-930118-13-8

Bergh, L.S.R. (1874). Bergh, L. S. R. (1874). Malacologische Untersuchungen. In: C. Semper (ed.) Reisen im Archipel der Philippinen, Wissenschaftliche Resultate. Theil 1. p. 277.

External links

Hasselt, J.C. van (1824). "In: A. Férussac. Extrait d'une lettre du Dr. J. C. van Hasselt au Prof. van Swinderen, sur mollusques de Java (traduit de l'Algem. konst en letterbode, 1824, nos. 2, 3, 4.) Tjuringe (île Java), le 25 mai 1823 (I)". Bulletin des Sciences Naturelle et de Géologie. 3: 237–245.

[1] van Hasselt J. C. (1824). Alg. Konst. Letterbode, (3) 37; 1824, Bull. des Sci. Nat., 3, 242.

[WoRMS-2] 1 2 Bouchet, P. (2011). Dermatobranchus van Hasselt, 1824. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2012-04-15

[GOSLINER,_T.M._1987-3] 1 2 Gosliner, T.M. 1987. Nudibranchs of Southern Africa ISBN 0-930118-13-8

Dermatobranchus

Dermatobranchus sp. 4
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Order:	Nudibranchia
Suborder:	Arminacea
Family:	Arminidae
Genus:	Dermatobranchus van Hasselt 1824
Type species
Dermatobranchus striatus van Hasselt, 1824
Synonyms
Dermatobranchopsis Baba, 1949 Dermatobranchus (Pleuroleura) Bergh, 1874 Pleuroleura Bergh, 1874