Pleurobranchus forskalii

Pleurobranchus forskalii is a species of side-gill sea slug, a notaspidean, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pleurobranchidae.^[1]

A pale individual of Pleurobranchus forskalii, head end towards the lower right

An entirely dark individual of Pleurobranchus forskalii, head end towards the upper left

Pleurobranchus forskalii
A live Pleurobranchus forskalii, head end towards the upper left
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Order:	Pleurobranchida
Family:	Pleurobranchidae
Genus:	Pleurobranchus
Species:	P. forskalii
Binomial name
Pleurobranchus forskalii Rueppell & Leuckart, 1828
Synonyms
Pleurobranchus forskali

The specific name was coined in honor of Peter Forsskål.

Distribution

This species occurs in:

• European waters^[1]
• Mediterranean Sea^[1]
• Red Sea^[1]