Dermatobranchus


Dermatobranchus is a genus of sea slugs, or nudibranchs, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Arminidae.

Biology

Dermatobranchus species feed on octocorals including sea fans and sea pens.

Species

Species within the genus Dermatobranchus include:Dermatobranchus albineus Gosliner & Fahey, 2011Dermatobranchus albopunctulatus Baba, 1949Dermatobranchus albus Dermatobranchus arminus Gosliner & Fahey, 2011Dermatobranchus caeruleomaculatus Gosliner & Fahey, 2011Dermatobranchus caesitius Gosliner & Fahey, 2011Dermatobranchus cymatilis Gosliner & Fahey, 2011Dermatobranchus dendronephthyphagus Gosliner & Fahey, 2011Dermatobranchus diagonalis Gosliner & Fahey, 2011Dermatobranchus earlei Gosliner & Fahey, 2011Dermatobranchus fasciatus Gosliner & Fahey, 2011Dermatobranchus fortunatus Dermatobranchus funiculus Gosliner & Fahey, 2011Dermatobranchus glaber Dermatobranchus gonatophorus van Hasselt, 1824Dermatobranchus kalyptos Gosliner & Fahey, 2011Dermatobranchus kokonas Gosliner & Fahey, 2011Dermatobranchus leoni Gosliner & Fahey, 2011Dermatobranchus marginlatus Lin, 1981Dermatobranchus microphallus Gosliner & Fahey, 2011Dermatobranchus multidentatus Baba, 1949Dermatobranchus multistriatus Lin, 1981Dermatobranchus nigropunctatus Baba, 1949Dermatobranchus oculus Gosliner & Fahey, 2011Dermatobranchus ornatus Dermatobranchus otome Baba, 1992Dermatobranchus phyllodes Gosliner & Fahey, 2011Dermatobranchus piperoides Gosliner & Fahey, 2011Dermatobranchus primus Baba, 1976Dermatobranchus pustulosus van Hasselt, 1824Dermatobranchus rodmani Gosliner & Fahey, 2011Dermatobranchus sagamianus Baba, 1949Dermatobranchus semilunus Gosliner & Fahey, 2011Dermatobranchus semistriatus Baba, 1949Dermatobranchus sp. 1 white-ridged nudibranchDermatobranchus sp. 4 brown ridged nudibranchDermatobranchus striatellus Baba, 1949Dermatobranchus striatus van Hasselt, 1824Dermatobranchus substriatus Baba, 1949Dermatobranchus tongshanensis Lin, 1981Dermatobranchus tuberculatus Gosliner & Fahey, 2011
;Species brought into synonymy:Dermatobranchus tongshanensis G.Y. Lin, 1981: synonym of Dermatobranchus tongshanensis G.Y. Lin, 1981Dermatobranchus pulcherrimus Miller & Willan, 1986: synonym of Dermatobranchus rubidus Dermatobranchus rubidus ; synonym of Armina rubida Dermatobranchus walteri : synonym of ''Doridoxa walteri''