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:

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  • Dermatobranchus rubidus (Gould, 1852); synonym of Armina rubida (A. Gould, 1852) (superseded combination)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)
  • Bergh, L.S.R. (1874). . p. 277.

External links

  • Hasselt, J.C. van (1824). . Bulletin des Sciences Naturelle et de Géologie. 3: 237–245.