Duvaucelia plebeia, common name the European nudibranch, is a species of sea slug, a nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Tritoniidae.MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Duvaucelia plebeia (G. Johnston, 1828). Accessed on 2021-01-01,
Description The color is primarily yellow, with brown mottling. The length of this nudibranch is up to 30 mm.
Distribution The indigenous distribution of Duvaucelia plebeia is the Northeastern Atlantic Ocean from Norway to Portugal.
The species has been introduced in coastal areas of Maine and Massachusetts, probably in ballast water from ships.
Ecology Habitat This is a marine species.
Feeding habits Although this species was introduced in the Gulf of Maine only during the mid-1980s, it has had a severe impact on the soft coral, Alcyonium siderium.
References This article incorporates public domain text (a public domain work of the United States Government) from reference.Amy Benson. 2008. Tritonia plebeia. USGS Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database, Gainesville, FL. <https://nas.er.usgs.gov/queries/FactSheet.asp?speciesID=1149 > Revision Date: 4/23/2004.
External links
http://www.seaslugforum.net/tritpleb.htm