Placida sp.01 Sapsucking Slug

Placida sp.01 is commonly referred to as Sapsucking Slug. Difficulty in the aquarium: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Michael Eisenbart

Placida sp.Semporna Malaysia - June 2025

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lexID:: 17835
AphiaID:: 138524

Scientific:: Placida sp.01
German:: Saftssauger
English:: Sapsucking Slug

Category:: Sacoglossa

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Limapontiidae (Family) > Placida (Genus) > sp.01 (Species)
Initial determination:: Trinchese, 1876

Occurrence:: Malaysia
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:: Algae zones, Seawater, Sea water
Temperature:: °F - 82.4 °F (°C - 28°C)
Food:: Algae (Algivore), Herbivorous
Difficulty:: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully
Offspring:: None
Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown