Plocamopherus ocellatus Nudibranch

Plocamopherus ocellatus is commonly referred to as Nudibranch. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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PLOCAMOPHERUS OCELLATUS (50mm), 2015

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lexID:: 14632
AphiaID:: 141712

Scientific:: Plocamopherus ocellatus
German:: Nacktschnecke
English:: Nudibranch

Category:: Nudibranchs

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Nudibranchia (Order) > Polyceridae (Family) > Plocamopherus (Genus) > ocellatus (Species)
Initial determination:: Rüppell & Leuckart, 1828

Occurrence:: Suez-Kanal, Eritrea, Cyprus, Egypt, European Coasts, Greece, Gulf of Oman / Oman, Israel, Lessepsian migrant, Levantine Sea (Mediterranean), North Atlantic Ocean, Red Sea, the Mediterranean Sea, Turkey
Sea depth:: 1,5 - 50 Meter
Size:: 1.57" - 2.36" (4cm - 6cm)
Temperature:: °F - 78.8 °F (°C - 26°C)
Food:: Bryozoans (sea mats), Food specialist
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:

Plocamopherus amboinensis
Plocamopherus apheles
Plocamopherus ceylonicus
Sri Lanka Plocaomoperus
Plocamopherus fulgurans
Plocamopherus imperialis
Majestätische Plocamopherus
Plocamopherus indicus
Meeresnacktschnlcke
Plocamopherus lemur
Nacktschnecke
Plocamopherus lucayensis
Nacktschnecke
Plocamopherus maculapodium
Gepunkteter Fuß Plocamopherus
Plocamopherus maculatus
Nacktschnecke
Plocamopherus maderae
Madeira Plocamopherus
Plocamopherus margaretae
Plocamopherus ocellatus
Nacktschnecke
Plocamopherus pecoso
Nacktschnecke
Plocamopherus pilatectus
Plocamopherus tilesii
Tilesius Plocamopherus, Wermut Plocamopherus

More related species in this lexicon:

Plocamopherus sp. 01
Sternschnecke

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2022-03-20 19:44:04
Last edit:: 2022-03-20 20:01:38

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Plocamopherus ocellatus Rüppell & Leuckart, 1828

Originally described from Tor, Egypt, Red Sea, it is recorded below from Turkey, and previously from Israel. Its colour description is brownish to dark red or reddish black, with yellow spots that have dark-colored flecks in the center and a brighter yellow margin followed by a dark ocellation,
hence the name "ocellatus".

Species of Plocamopherus feed on branching bryozoans.

External links

Seaslugforum (en). Abgerufen am 20.03.2022.
WoRMS (en). Abgerufen am 20.03.2022.

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