Pleurobranchus areolatus

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Pleurobranchus aerolatus,Copyright Prof.Dr.Peter Wirtz

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Pleurobranchus aerolatus, Islas Marias 2007, Copyright Dr. Alicia Hermosillo

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lexID:: 8495
AphiaID:: 181218

Scientific:: Pleurobranchus areolatus
German:: Atlantischer Flankenkiemer
English:: Atlantic Sidegill Slug,Warty Side-gilled Slug

Category:: Ślimaki nagoskrzelne
Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Pleurobranchida (Order) > Pleurobranchidae (Family) > Pleurobranchus (Genus) > areolatus (Species)
Initial determination:: Mörch, 1863

Occurrence:: Puerto Rico, Costa Rica, Columbia, Jamaica, West Africa, Florida, Eastern Pacific Ocean, the Cayman Islands, the Caribbean, West-Atlantic Ocean, Brazylia, Zatoka Meksykańska
Sea depth:: Meter
Size:: bis zu 15cm
Temperature:: °C - 25°C
Food:: No reliable information available, specjalista pokarmowy!
Difficulty:: Not suitable for home aquaria!

Related species at Catalog of Life:

Pleurobranchus albiguttatus
Flankenkiemer
Pleurobranchus areolatus
Atlantischer Flankenkiemer
Pleurobranchus digueti
Pleurobranchus forskalii
Forsskals Flankenkiemer
Pleurobranchus grandis
Flankenkiemer-Schnecke
Pleurobranchus hilli
Flankenkiemer
Pleurobranchus iouspi
Pleurobranchus lacteus
Pleurobranchus mamillatus
Flankenkiemer
Pleurobranchus membranaceus
Flankenkiemer-Schnecke
Pleurobranchus nigropunctatus
Pleurobranchus niveus
Pleurobranchus peronii
Flankenkiemer
Pleurobranchus reticulatus
Flankenkiemer
Pleurobranchus semperi
Pleurobranchus sishaensis
Pleurobranchus testudinarius
Flankenkiemerschnecke
Pleurobranchus varians
Flankenkiemer
Pleurobranchus weberi
Flankenkiemer

More related species in this lexicon:

Pleurobranchus wirtzi
Flankenkiemer

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2015-06-15 19:57:28
Last edit:: 2019-09-10 10:55:45

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Pleurobranchus areolatus Mörch, 1863

Pleurobranchus aerolatus commonly known as Atlantic Sidegill Slug or warty side-gilled slug is one of the largest species of side-gilled slugs on the Pacific coast of North and Central America.

Pleurobranchus areolatus in California and Brazil have been documented at over 150 cm in length.

Synonyms:
Pleurobranchus atlanticus
Pleurobranchus crossei
Pleurobranchus emys
Pleurobranchus evelinae
Pleurobranchus reesi
Susania gardineri

Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Heterobranchia (Subclass) > Opisthobranchia (Infraclass) > Pleurobranchomorpha (Order) > Pleurobranchoidea (Superfamily) > Pleurobranchidae (Family) > Pleurobranchus (Genus) > Pleurobranchus areolatus (Species)

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