Pleurobranchus weberi Weber's Sidegill Slug

Pleurobranchus weberi is commonly referred to as Weber's Sidegill Slug. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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Pleurobranchus weberi, Anilao, Batangas, Philippines 2024

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AphiaID:: 599478

Scientific:: Pleurobranchus weberi
German:: Webers Flankenkiemer
English:: Weber's Sidegill Slug

Category:: Ślimaki nagoskrzelne

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Pleurobranchida (Order) > Pleurobranchidae (Family) > Pleurobranchus (Genus) > weberi (Species)
Initial determination:: (Bergh, ), 1905

Occurrence:: Anilao, Corea, Indonesia, Komodo (Komodo Island), Philippines, Western Pacific Ocean
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:: 3 - 15 Meter
Habitats:: Seawater, Sea water
Size:: 5.91" - 11.81" (15cm - 30cm)
Temperature:: 68 °F - 80.6 °F (20°C - 27°C)
Food:: Food specialist, No reliable information available, Sea squirts
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:

Pleurobranchus albiguttatus
Mosaik-Flankenkiemer
Pleurobranchus areolatus
Atlantischer Flankenkiemer
Pleurobranchus digueti
Diguets Flankenkiemer, Pazifischer Flankenkiemer, Warzige Flankenkiemerschnecke
Pleurobranchus forskalii
Forsskals Flankenkiemer
Pleurobranchus grandis
Große Flankenkiemer-Schnecke
Pleurobranchus hilli
Hills Flankenkiemer
Pleurobranchus iouspi
Pleurobranchus lacteus
Pleurobranchus mamillatus
Flankenkiemer
Pleurobranchus membranaceus
Membran Flankenkiemer, Highland Dancer
Pleurobranchus nigropunctatus
Mosaik Flankenkiemerschnecke
Pleurobranchus niveus
Pleurobranchus peronii
Perons-Flankenkiemer, Papillen Pleurobranchus
Pleurobranchus reticulatus
Flankenkiemer
Pleurobranchus semperi
Pleurobranchus sishaensis
Pleurobranchus testudinarius
Flankenkiemerschnecke
Pleurobranchus varians
Variabler Flankenkiemer
Pleurobranchus weberi
Webers Flankenkiemer

More related species in this lexicon:

Pleurobranchus crossei
Warziger-Flankenkiemer

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2014-10-11 13:47:50
Last edit:: 2024-05-22 13:41:56

Info

Pleurobranchus weberi (Bergh, 1905)

Pleurobranchus weberi is a large ( purplish brown pleurobranch with white double rings on the mantle.Similar is Pleurobranchus forskali.

This species is only kwon from Philippines, presumably also from Australia.

Pleurobranchus nudibranch feeds on colonial tunicates.The diet of Pleurobranchus weberi is not yet known.

Synonymised names
Oscanius weberi Bergh, 1905 · unaccepted (original combination)
Pleurobranchus tessellatus Pease, 1861 · unaccepted (dubious synonym)

External links

Sea Slug Forum (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
Slugside.us (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
treatment.plazi.org (en). Abgerufen am 31.03.2024.

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Pleurobranchus weberi, Anilao, Batangas, Philippines 2024

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