Plakobranchus sp.01 Sap-sucking Seaslug

Plakobranchus sp.01 is commonly referred to as Sap-sucking Seaslug. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:

18428 

AphiaID:

0 

Scientific:

Plakobranchus sp.01 

German:

Gelbpunkt Plakobranchus 

English:

Sap-sucking Seaslug 

Category:

 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Plakobranchidae (Family) > Plakobranchus (Genus) > sp.01 (Species) 

Initial determination:

van Hasselt, 1824 

Occurrence:

Marquesas Islands 

Marine Zone:

Intertidal (Eulittoral), intertidal zone between the high and low tide lines characterized by the alternation of low and high tide down to 15 meters 

Sea depth:

Meter 

Habitats:

Coral reefs, Intertidal zone, Tidal Zone, Lagoons, Muddy grounds, Seawater, Sea water 

Size:

3,0 cm 

Temperature:

°F - 82.4 °F (°C - 28°C) 

Food:

Algae (Algivore), Herbivorous, No reliable information available 

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:

• 
  Plakobranchus ocellatus
  Augenfleck Samtschnecke
• 
  Plakobranchus papua
  Papua Samtschnecke

 

More related species
in this lexicon:

• 
  Plakobranchus noctisstellatus
  Sternen Plakobranchus
• 
  Plakobranchus sp.01
  Gelbpunkt Plakobranchus
• 
  Plakobranchus sp.02
  Seiten Ocelli Plakobranchus

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2026-06-23 11:51:03 

Last edit:

2026-06-23 11:54:32 

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