Species under Pleurobranchus
n= 21
Species name Common name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
Pleurobranchus albiguttatus
(Bergh, 1905)
Mosaic pleurobranch Western Central Pacific
Pleurobranchus areolatus
Morch, 1863
Atlantic sidegill slug Circumglobal 15
Pleurobranchus atlanticus
Abbott, 1949
Western Atlantic 5
Pleurobranchus brockii
Bergh, 1897
Brock's Pleurobranchus Western Pacific 8
Pleurobranchus emys
Marcus, 1984
Western Atlantic 2.5
Pleurobranchus evelinae
Thompson, 1977
Western Atlantic 6
Pleurobranchus forskali
Ruppell & Leuckart, 1828
Forskal's pleurobranch Indo-West Pacific and the Mediterranean Sea 15
Pleurobranchus forskalii
Rüppell & Leuckart, 1828
Western Central Pacific
Pleurobranchus gigas
Sawaya & Grempel, 1972
Western Atlantic
Pleurobranchus grandis
Pease, 1868
Tiled pleurobranch Indo-Pacific 21
Pleurobranchus hilli
(Hedley, 1894)
Hill's Pleurobranchus Indo-West Pacific 30
Pleurobranchus inhacae
Macnae, 1962
Western Indian Ocean
Pleurobranchus iouspi
Marcus, 1984
Western Atlantic 6
Pleurobranchus lacteus
Dall & Simpson, 1901
Western Atlantic 2.2
Pleurobranchus membranaceus
(Montagu, 1815)
Northeast Atlantic and the Mediterranean 12
Pleurobranchus nigropunctatus
(Bergh, 1907)
Southeast Atlantic and Western Indian Ocean
Pleurobranchus niveus
(Verrill, 1901)
Western Atlantic 1.6
Pleurobranchus peronii
Cuvier, 1804
Papillate pleurobranch Indo-West Pacific
Pleurobranchus reesi
White, 1952
Western Atlantic
Pleurobranchus testudinarius
Cantraine, 1835
Mediterranean Sea
Pleurobranchus xhosa
Macnae, 1962
Western Indian Ocean 3.5
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