Pleurobranchaea brockii Spotted Pleurobranch

Pleurobranchaea brockii is commonly referred to as Spotted Pleurobranch. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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Pleurobranchaea brockii

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lexID:: 8487
AphiaID:: 535697

Scientific:: Pleurobranchaea brockii
German:: Gefleckter Flankenkiemer
English:: Spotted Pleurobranch

Category:: Ślimaki nagoskrzelne

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Pleurobranchida (Order) > Pleurobranchaeidae (Family) > Pleurobranchaea (Genus) > brockii (Species)
Initial determination:: Bergh, 1897

Occurrence:: Hong Kong, Australia, Bali, Indonesia, Japan, Mozambique, Philippines, Sulawesi, Tulamben
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:: - 30 Meter
Habitats:: Muddy grounds, Seawater, Sea water, Soft grounds
Size:: 2.56" - 7.87" (6.5cm - 20cm)
Temperature:: 71.6 °F - 82.4 °F (22°C - 28°C)
Food:: Carnivore, Cnidaria, Predatory, Snails
Difficulty:: Not suitable for aquarium keeping
Offspring:: Not available as offspring
Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown

CITES:

Not evaluated

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE)

Related species at Catalog of Life:

Pleurobranchaea agassizii
Pleurobranchaea augusta
Pleurobranchaea brockii
Gefleckter Flankenkiemer
Pleurobranchaea bubala
Warziger Flankenkiemer
Pleurobranchaea californica
Kalifornischer Flankenkiemer
Pleurobranchaea catherinae
Pleurobranchaea gela
Pleurobranchaea inconspicua
Pleurobranchaea japonica
Pleurobranchaea maculata
Graue Flankenkiemer-Schnecke, Gefleckte Flankenkiemer-Schnecke
Pleurobranchaea meckeli
Flankenkiemer
Pleurobranchaea morosa
Pleurobranchaea obesa
Pleurobranchaea spiroporphyra
Pleurobranchaea tarda
Zwerg Warzen-Flankenkiemer

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2015-06-13 14:37:21
Last edit:: 2024-11-12 19:40:20

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Pleurobranchaea brockii Bergh, 1897

The mantle is translucent with a reticulate pattern. The foot is a dark brown with opaque white patches. The oral veil has about 16 ventrally projecting sensory papillae and looks like very similar to the oral veil in Euselenops luniceps.

Pleurobranchaea brockii is able to swim.

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

Synonymised names:
Pleurobranchaea gemini Macnae, 1962

External links

Sea Slug Forum (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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Pleurobranchaea brockii, Tulamben, Bali 2023

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