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Plocamopherus lucayensis Nudibranch

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


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bhb 21 PC071442,Nudibranch, Plocamopherus lucayensis,Blue Heron Bridge,Florida,USA 2021


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lexID:
8285 
AphiaID:
531068 
Scientific:
Plocamopherus lucayensis 
German:
Nacktschnecke 
English:
Nudibranch 
Category:
Nudibranchs 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Nudibranchia (Order) > Polyceridae (Family) > Plocamopherus (Genus) > lucayensis (Species) 
Initial determination:
Hamann & Farmer, 1988 
Occurrence:
Curacao, Florida, North Atlantic Ocean, The Bahamas, the Caribbean, USA, West-Atlantic Ocean 
Sea depth:
0 - 2 Meter 
Habitats:
Intertidal zone, Tidal Zone, Seawater, Sea water 
Size:
up to 1.57" (4 cm) 
Temperature:
°F - 77 °F (°C - 25°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:
 
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Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2024-01-14 17:26:12 

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Plocamopherus lucayensis Hamann & Farmer, 1988

Plocamopherus lucayensis is known from the tropical northwestern Atlantic.The body is translucent reddish brown and scattered all over the body with white papillae.The papillae varying in size. Usually the most papillae have a basal ring of dark brown to purple.

This species feeds probably on moss animals.

Plocamopherus species is known that they have a globular bioluminescent organ and that they can swim. Plocamopherus lucayensis was never seen flashing.

External links

  1. Sea Slug Forum (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  2. sealifebase (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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