Eubranchus rustyus, the homely aeolid, is a species of sea slug or nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Eubranchidae.Caballer, M.; Rosenberg, G. (2015). Eubranchus rustyus (Er. Marcus, 1961). In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2016-01-01.
Distribution This species was described from Monterey Bay, , California. It is considered by most authors to be a synonym of Eubranchus occidentalis.McDonald, G., (2015) Eubranchus rustyus. Intertidal Invertebrates of the Monterey Bay Area, California.
Biology This nudibranch feeds on the hydroids Obelia and Plumularia.Rudman, W.B., 2003 (July 31) Eubranchus rustyus (Marcus, 1961). [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.
References
Turgeon, D.; Quinn, J.F.; Bogan, A.E.; Coan, E.V.; Hochberg, F.G.; Lyons, W.G.; Mikkelsen, P.M.; Neves, R.J.; Roper, C.F.E.; Rosenberg, G.; Roth, B.; Scheltema, A.; Thompson, F.G.; Vecchione, M.; Williams, J.D. (1998). Common and scientific names of aquatic invertebrates from the United States and Canada: mollusks. 2nd ed. American Fisheries Society Special Publication, 26. American Fisheries Society: Bethesda, MD (USA). . IX, 526 + cd-rom pp.