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First record of the sea slug Stylocheilus striatus (Quoy & Gaimard, 1825) (Anaspidea, Aplysiidae) and swarming behavior for Bazaruto Archipelago, Mozambique with the first record of Pleurobranchus forskalii Rüppel & Leuckart, 1828 (Nudipleura, Pleurobranchidae) for Bazaruto Island (Gastropoda, Heterobranchia)
- Source :
- Check List, Vol 13, Iss 5, Pp 435-441 (2017)
- Publication Year :
- 2017
- Publisher :
- Pensoft Publishers, 2017.
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Abstract
- Two heterobranch species, Stylocheilus striatus (Quoy & Gaimard, 1825) (Anaspidea, Aplysiidae) and Pleurobranchusforskalii Rüppel & Leuckart, 1828 (Nudipleura, Pleurobranchidae) are reported for the first time for BazarutoIsland, Mozambique. Swarming behavior of Stylocheilus striatus, which was previously described for other localities,was also observed for the first time in the Bazaruto Archipelago. The sea slugs were photographed in situ and identifiedin sync with their species descriptions, photographic databases and the current literature.
- Subjects :
- 0106 biological sciences
geography
Stylocheilus
geography.geographical_feature_category
Ecology
biology
QH301-705.5
Nudipleura
010607 zoology
Zoology
biology.organism_classification
010603 evolutionary biology
01 natural sciences
Sea slug
Fishery
Pleurobranchus forskalii
Gastropoda
Archipelago
Pleurobranchidae
Biology (General)
Heterobranchia
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 1809127X
- Volume :
- 13
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Check List
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....90bb6f7d691b1a7dbb93e73cda27eb5f
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.15560/13.5.435