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Species

Species within the genus ''Polybranchia'' include: * '' Polybranchia borgninii'' (Trinchese, 1896) * '' Polybranchia orientalis'' (Kelaart, 1858) * '' Polybranchia pallens'' (Burn, 1957) * ''

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'' (Pease, 1866) * '' Polybranchia pellucida'' Pease, 1860 * '' Polybranchia prasinus'' (Bergh, 1871) * '' Polybranchia viridis'' (Deshayes, 1857) * '' Polybranchia westralis'' Jensen, 1993 * ''Polybranchia'' sp. 1 from Kungkungan Bay,

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References

* Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). ''European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification''. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 180–213 Hermaeidae Taxa named by William Harper Pease {{Hermaeidae-stub