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Pleurobranchaea maculata Grey Side-gilled Sea Slug

Pleurobranchaea maculata is commonly referred to as Grey Side-gilled Sea Slug. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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Pleurobranchaea maculata, Flinders 2017


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lexID:
14451 
AphiaID:
531612 
Scientific:
Pleurobranchaea maculata 
German:
Graue Flankenkiemer-Schnecke, Gefleckte Flankenkiemer-Schnecke 
English:
Grey Side-gilled Sea Slug 
Category:
Ślimaki nagoskrzelne 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Pleurobranchida (Order) > Pleurobranchaeidae (Family) > Pleurobranchaea (Genus) > maculata (Species) 
Initial determination:
(Quoy & Gaimard, ), 1832 
Occurrence:
Argentina, Australia, New Zealand, Tasmania (Australia) 
Marine Zone:
Subtidal, sublittoral, infralittoral, deep zone of the oceans from the lower limit of the intertidal zone (intertidal) to the shelf edge at about 200 m water depth. neritic. 
Sea depth:
0 - 250 Meter 
Habitats:
Coastal waters, Intertidal zone, Tidal Zone, Muddy grounds, Port facilities, Rocky shores, Rock coasts, Seawater, Sea water, Stony Soils 
Size:
up to 3.94" (10 cm) 
Temperature:
10,3 °F - 19,5 °F (10,3°C - 19,5°C) 
Food:
Carnivore, Carrion, Clams, Invertebrates, Predatory, Sea anemones, Snails, Worms 
Difficulty:
Not suitable for aquarium keeping 
Offspring:
None 
Toxicity:
Toxic hazard unknown 
CITES:
Not evaluated 
Red List:
Not evaluated (NE) 
Related species at
Catalog of Life:
 
Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2025-07-16 11:32:53 

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Pleurobranchaea maculata (Quoy & Gaimard, 1832)

Species of Pleurobranchaea are carnivorous hunters. They feeds a wide variety of prey items.

Pleurobranchaea maculata has no shell. The coloration is pale grey, densely patterned with short, brown lines. Eats mainly on sea anemones, including Actinia tenebrosa, Isactinia olivacea and Anthothoe albocincta.

Synonymised names:
Pleurobranchaea novaezealandiae Cheeseman, 1878
Pleurobranchidium maculatum Quoy & Gairmard, 1832 (original combination)

External links

  1. Atlas of Living Australia (en). Abgerufen am 26.10.2024.
  2. RLS (en). Abgerufen am 16.07.2025.
  3. Seaslugforum (en). Abgerufen am 31.01.2022.
  4. Wikipedia (en). Abgerufen am 31.01.2022.

Pictures

Spawn

Pleurobranchaea maculata, eggs, Auckland, New Zealand 2021
Pleurobranchaea maculata, eggs on Saragssum in seagras bed at low tide, Auckland, New Zealand 2021

Commonly

Pleurobranchaea maculata 2020
Pleurobranchaea maculata,Blairgowrie Marina 2021
Pleurobranchaea maculata, Flinders 2017
Pleurobranchaea maculata, Flinders 2017
Sea-slug Pleurobranchaea maculata, Clyde Island, Eaglehawk Neck, Tasmania, September 2020_CC BY Simon Grove
Pleurobranchaea maculata, living upside down in a large crustacean hole at low tide, Auckland, New Zealand 2021
Pleurobranchaea maculata, living upside down in a large crustacean hole at low tide, Auckland, New Zealand 2021
Pleurobranchaea maculata, Auckland, New Zealand 2021

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