Eubranchus rustyus

Eubranchus rustyus, the homely aeolid,^[2] is a species of sea slug or nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Eubranchidae.^[3]

Homely aeolid
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Order:	Nudibranchia
Suborder:	Cladobranchia
Superfamily:	Fionoidea
Family:	Eubranchidae
Genus:	Eubranchus
Species:	E. rustyus
Binomial name
Eubranchus rustyus (Er. Marcus, 1961[1]
Synonyms
Capellinia rustya Er. Marcus, 1961

Distribution

This species was described from Monterey Bay, 36°36′20″N 121°53′04″W, California. It is considered by most authors to be a synonym of Eubranchus occidentalis.^[4]

Biology

This nudibranch feeds on the hydroids Obelia and Plumularia.^[4][5]