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Pleurobranchus forskalii Rüppell & Leuckart, 1828

140819  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:140819)

accepted
Species
marine, fresh, terrestrial
Rüppell, E. & Leuckart, F. S. (1828-1830). Mollusca. In: Atlas zu der Reise im nordlichen Afrika von Eduard Rüppell. Neue wirbellose Thiere des Rothen Meeres. Frankfurt, H. L. Brönner. pp. 15-22, pls 4-6 [1828]; pp. 23-47, pls 7-12 [1830]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/37140891
page(s): 18-20; pl. 5 fig. 2 [details] 
Note Massawa, Erythrea  
Type locality Massawa, Erythrea [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Pleurobranchus forskalii Rüppell & Leuckart, 1828. Accessed through: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvanitidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2025) European Register of Marine Species at: https://www.vliz.be/vmdcdata/narms/narms.php?p=taxdetails&id=140819 on 2025-11-09
Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvanitidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2025). European Register of Marine Species. Pleurobranchus forskalii Rüppell & Leuckart, 1828. Accessed at: http://www.marbef.org/data/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=140819 on 2025-11-09
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2004-12-21 15:54:05Z
created
Gofas, Serge
2013-07-18 08:10:28Z
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Caballer, Manuel

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original description Rüppell, E. & Leuckart, F. S. (1828-1830). Mollusca. In: Atlas zu der Reise im nordlichen Afrika von Eduard Rüppell. Neue wirbellose Thiere des Rothen Meeres. Frankfurt, H. L. Brönner. pp. 15-22, pls 4-6 [1828]; pp. 23-47, pls 7-12 [1830]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/37140891
page(s): 18-20; pl. 5 fig. 2 [details] 

original description (of Pleurobranchus (Oscanius) semperi Vayssière, 1897) Vayssière, A. (1897 ["1896"]). Description des coquilles de quelques espèces nouvelles ou peu connues de Pleurobranchidés. <em>Journal de Conchyliologie.</em> 44(2): 113-137., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25124693
page(s): 134 [details] 

original description (of Pleurobranchus perrieri Vayssière, 1897) Vayssière, A. (1897 ["1896"]). Description des coquilles de quelques espèces nouvelles ou peu connues de Pleurobranchidés. <em>Journal de Conchyliologie.</em> 44(2): 113-137., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25124693
page(s): 126 [details] 

context source (Introduced species) Katsanevakis, S.; Bogucarskis, K.; Gatto, F.; Vandekerkhove, J.; Deriu, I.; Cardoso A.S. (2012). Building the European Alien Species Information Network (EASIN): a novel approach for the exploration of distributed alien species data. <em>BioInvasions Records.</em> 1: 235-245., available online at http://easin.jrc.ec.europa.eu [details] Available for editors  PDF available

basis of record Goodheart J., Camacho-García Y., Padula V., Schrödl M., Cervera J.L., Gosliner T.M. & Valdés Á. (2015). Systematics and biogeography of <i>Pleurobranchus</i> Cuvier, 1804, sea slugs (Heterobranchia: Nudipleura: Pleurobranchidae). <em>Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society.</em> 174: 322-362., available online at https://doi.org/10.1111/zoj.12237 [details] 

additional source Gosliner, T. et al. (2023). <i>Southern African Sea Slugs</i>. Southern Underwater Research Group Press, 7 Blackwood Drive, Hout Bay 7806, Cape Town, South Africa.
page(s): 78 [details] 

additional source Streftaris, N., A. Zenetos & E. Papathanassiou. (2005). Globalisation in marine ecosystems: the story of non-indigenous marine species across European seas. <em>Oceanogry and Marine Biology: an Annual Review.</em> 43: 419-453. (look up in RoR) [details] Available for editors  PDF available

additional source Galil, B. (2007). Seeing Red: Alien species along the Mediterranean coast of Israel. <em>Aquatic Invasions.</em> 2(4): 281-312., available online at https://doi.org/10.3391/ai.2007.2.4.2 [details] OpenAccess publication

additional source Zenetos, A., M.E. Cinar, M.A. Pancucci-Papadopoulou, J.G. Harmelin, G. Furnari, F. Andaloro, N. Bellou, N. Streftaris & H. Zibrowius. (2005). Annotated list of marine alien species in the Mediterranean with records of the worst invasive species. <em>Mediterranean Marine Science.</em> 6 (2): 63-118., available online at https://www.researchgate.net/publication/273213810_Annotated_list_of_marine_alien_species_in_the_Mediterranean_with_records_of_the_worst_invasive_species [details] Available for editors  PDF available

additional source Zenetos, A., S. Gofas, M. Verlaque, M. Cinar, J. Garcia Raso, C. Bianchi, C. Morri, E. Azzurro, M. Bilecenoglu, C. Froglia, I. Siokou, D. Violanti, A. Sfriso, G. San Martin, A. Giangrande, T. Katagan, E. Ballesteros, A. Ramos-Espla, F. Mastrototaro, O. Ocana, A. Zingone, M,. Gambi & N. Streftaris. (2010). Alien species in the Mediterranean Sea by 2010. A contribution to the application of European Union's Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD). Part I. Spatial distribution. <em>Mediterranean Marine Science.</em> 11(2): 381-493., available online at https://doi.org/10.12681/mms.87 [details] OpenAccess publication

additional source Yonow, N. (2008). Sea slugs of the Red Sea. 304 pp. Sofia-Moscow: Pensoft. [details] 

status source ICZN. (1993). Opinion 1767. <i>Pleurobranchus forskalii</i> Ruppell & Leuckart, [1828] and <i>P. testudinarius</i> Cantraine, 1835 (Mollusca, Gastropoda): specific names conserved. <em>Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature.</em> 51(2): 164-165., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12251910 [details] 
 
 Present  Inaccurate  Introduced: alien  Containing type locality 
   

From editor or global species database
Type locality Massawa, Erythrea [details]
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To Barcode of Life (11 barcodes) 
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Pleurobranchus (Oscanius) semperi Vayssière, 1897)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Pleurobranchus perrieri Vayssière, 1897)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications) 
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Pleurobranchus forskalii) 
To GenBank (19 nucleotides; 18 proteins) 
To PESI 
To PESI (from synonym Pleurobranchus (Oscanius) semperi Vayssière, 1897)
To PESI (from synonym Pleurobranchus perrieri Vayssière, 1897)
To Sea Slug Forum (via archive.org) 
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