A NEW SPECIES OF NOTASPIDEAN OF THE GENUS PLEUROBRANCHUS CUVIER, 1804(GASTROPODA, OPISTHOBRANCHIA) FROM THE CAPE-VERDE ARCHIPELAGO

Authors
CERVERA JL CATTANEOVIETTI R EDMUNDS M
Citation
Jl. Cervera et al., A NEW SPECIES OF NOTASPIDEAN OF THE GENUS PLEUROBRANCHUS CUVIER, 1804(GASTROPODA, OPISTHOBRANCHIA) FROM THE CAPE-VERDE ARCHIPELAGO, Bulletin of marine science, 59(1), 1996, pp. 150-157
Citations number
26
Categorie Soggetti
Oceanografhy,"Marine & Freshwater Biology
Journal title
Bulletin of marine science → ACNP
ISSN journal
00074977
Volume
59
Issue
1
Year of publication
1996
Pages
150 - 157
Database
ISI
SICI code
0007-4977(1996)59:1<150:ANSONO>2.0.ZU;2-W
Abstract
A new species of notaspidean, Pleurobranchus garciagomezi, is describe d from Ilha do Sal, Cape Verde Archipelago off the coast of West Afric a. The color of the mantle with its conspicuous opaque white network, the shape of the shell and the anatomy of the reproductive system dist inguish this species from all other Atlantic Pleurobranchus. A color p late of P. garciagomezi together with two other species of the genus i s given to illustrate the distinctiveness of this species.