Eubranchus misakiensis in California

May 25, 2002
From: Dave Behrens

Bill:
Here is a photo of the aeolid from San Francisco Bay that we have identified as Eubranchus misakiensis Baba, 1960 and considered to be another Japanese introduction (Behrens 1971) that has become permanently established. As in Japan, this species feeds exclusively on Obelia. The substrate in the attached photo is artificial. This specimen was one of hundreds observed over the years in central San Francico Bay since first mentioned to me back in 1970 by Joan Steinberg.

Reference:
• Behrens, D. W. 1971. Eubranchus misakiensis Baba 1960 (Nudibranchia: Eolidacea) in San Francisco Bay. The Veliger, 14(2): 214-215.

Dave Behrens

dave@seachallengers.com

Behrens, D., 2002 (May 25) Eubranchus misakiensis in California. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/4863

Thanks Dave,
You sent this some time ago and I had been trying to get some photos of 'definitive' Japanese specimens to post simultaneously. But as the other meesages I am posting today suggest, defining a 'typical' E. misakiensis seems to be the problem.
Best wishes,
Bill Rudman.

Rudman, W.B., 2002 (May 25). Comment on Eubranchus misakiensis in California by Dave Behrens. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/4863

Factsheet

Eubranchus misakiensis

Related messages

  1. Re: which is Eubranchus misakiensis?
    From: Jeff Goddard, July 15, 2003
  2. Re: Which is Eubranchus misakiensis?
    From: Marli Wakeling, June 25, 2003
  3. Re: Which is Eubranchus misakiensis?
    From: Nishina Masayoshi, September 13, 2002
  4. Re: Which is Eubranchus misakiensis?
    From: Dave Behrens, September 13, 2002
  5. Which is Eubranchus misakiensis?
    From: Yoshiaki J. Hirano, September 11, 2002
  6. Eubranchus misakiensis? from British Columbia
    From: Marli Wakeling, May 25, 2002
  7. Is this Eubranchus misakiensis?
    From: Nishina Masayoshi, May 25, 2002
  8. Eubranchus misakiensis from British Columbia
    From: Marli Wakeling, May 25, 2002
  9. Eubranchus misakiensis from Vancouver, Canada
    From: David Behrens, May 25, 2002
  10. Eubranchus from Hachijo Is, Japan
    From: Nishina Masayoshi, July 18, 2001
  11. Re: Eubranchus misakiensis from Hong Kong
    From: Erwin Koehler, March 16, 2001

Show factsheet and all related messages