Nudibranchus is a genus of aeolid nudibranchs, belonging to the family Eubranchidae, and known from the oceans around New England and Northern Europe.
Description
Etymology The genus name, Nudibranchus, like the order Nudibranchia itself comes from the Latin nudus (meaning "naked") and Ancient Greek βράγχια/bránkhia (meaning "gills").
Taxonomy Nudibranchus contains the following species: Nudibranchus exiguus Nudibranchus scintillans
Synonym Nudibranchus rupium (Møller, 1842): synonym of Eubranchulus rupium (Møller, 1842)
References
Martynov A.V. (1998). Opisthobranch mollusks (Gastropoda: Opisthobranchia) of the family Eubranchidae: Taxonomy and two new species from the Sea of Japan [in Russian]. Zoologicheskii Zhurnal. 77(7): 763-777 Martynov, A. & Korshunova, T. (2025). Hidden diversity of the North Pacific prompts reorganization of the taxonomic system. Moscow: Neptune. ISBN 978-5-9905149-3-5. 48 pp.
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