Plocamopherus pecoso Nudibranch

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

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Plocamopherus pecoso (Nudibranch)- Bali, Indonesia,2014

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lexID:: 8351
AphiaID:: 390178

Scientific:: Plocamopherus pecoso
German:: Nacktschnecke
English:: Nudibranch

Category:: Nudibranchs

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Nudibranchia (Order) > Polyceridae (Family) > Plocamopherus (Genus) > pecoso (Species)
Initial determination:: Vallès & Gosliner, 2006

Occurrence:: Australia, Bali, Indonesia, Marschall Islands, Philippines, Tulamben
Sea depth:: Meter
Size:: 0.71" - 1.77" (1.8cm - 4.5cm)
Temperature:: 71.6 °F - 80.6 °F (22°C - 27°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:: 2015-05-06 20:15:21
Last edit:: 2020-01-05 20:48:29

Info

Plocamopherus pecoso Vallès & Gosliner, 2006

The body is translucent yellowish with
papillae for a bioluminescent light.Plocamopherus pecoso swims by laterally bending the body back and forth

Plocamopherus pecoso can be commonly found on Halimeda algae feeding bryozoans.

Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Heterobranchia (Subclass) > Opisthobranchia (Infraclass) > Nudibranchia (Order) > Euctenidiacea (Suborder) > Doridacea (Infraorder) > Polyceroidea (Superfamily) > Polyceridae (Family) > Triophinae (Subfamily) > Plocamopherus (Genus) > Plocamopherus pecoso (Species)

External links

Robastra.com (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
UnderwaterKwaj, Homepage Scott & Jeanette Johnson (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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Plocamopherus pecoso (Nudibranch)- Bali, Indonesia,2014

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