Plakobranchus ocellatus Ocellate Plakobranchus, Ringed Sapsucking Slug

Plakobranchus ocellatus is commonly referred to as Ocellate Plakobranchus, Ringed Sapsucking Slug. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Profile

lexID:

744 

AphiaID:

451657 

Scientific:

Plakobranchus ocellatus 

German:

Augenfleck Samtschnecke 

English:

Ocellate Plakobranchus, Ringed Sapsucking Slug 

Category:

Sacoglossa 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Sacoglossa (Order) > Plakobranchidae (Family) > Plakobranchus (Genus) > ocellatus (Species) 

Initial determination:

van Hasselt, 1824 

Occurrence:

(the) Maldives, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Australia, French Polynesia, Hawaii, Indo Pacific, Indonesia, Japan, Kenya, Madagascar, Malaysia, Marschall Islands, New Caledonia, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Raja Amat, Red Sea, Réunion , Tansania, Thailand, the Seychelles, Vanuatu, Western Pacific Ocean, Zanzibar 

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:

1 - 18 Meter 

Habitats:

Algae zones, Coralline algae reef, Sandy sea floors, Seawater, Sea water 

Size:

1.57" - 1.97" (4cm - 5cm) 

Temperature:

24,7 °F - 29,3 °F (24,7°C - 29,3°C) 

Food:

Algae (Algivore) 

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:

• 
  Plakobranchus ocellatus
  Augenfleck Samtschnecke
• 
  Plakobranchus papua
  Papua Samtschnecke

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2004-09-16 19:21:24 

Last edit:

2025-05-18 09:52:10 

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