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Plocamopherus maderae Nudibranch

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

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Plocamopherus maderae (c) by Prof. Dr. Peter Wirtz, Aufnahmeort: Madeira


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lexID:
7154 
AphiaID:
141711 
Scientific:
Plocamopherus maderae 
German:
Sternschnecke, Madeira-Nacktschnecke 
English:
Nudibranch 
Category:
Nudibranchs 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Nudibranchia (Order) > Polyceridae (Family) > Plocamopherus (Genus) > maderae (Species) 
Initial determination:
(R. T. Lowe, ), 1842 
Occurrence:
Madeira, Portugal, the Canary Islands, the Cape Verde Archipelago 
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:
Meter 
Size:
1.57" - 1.97" (4cm - 5cm) 
Temperature:
°F - 75.2 °F (°C - 24°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:
 
More related species
in this lexicon:
 
Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2023-03-02 16:16:47 

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Plocamopherus maderae (Lowe, 1842)

The animal is translucent yellow with smaller red-brown specks and larger ones of orange.

Synonymised names:
Peplidia maderae R. T. Lowe, 1842 · unaccepted

External links

  1. Homepage Prof. Dr. Peter Wirtz (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  2. Sea Slug Forum (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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