Plocamopherus imperialis Imperial Plocamophe

Plocamopherus imperialisis commonly referred to as Imperial Plocamophe. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for home aquaria!. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Tom Davis, Port Stephens Marine Life, Australien

Plocamopherus imperialis

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AphiaID:: 531273

Scientific:: Plocamopherus imperialis
German:: Majestätische Plocamopherus
English:: Imperial Plocamophe

Category:: Nudibranchs

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Nudibranchia (Order) > Polyceridae (Family) > Plocamopherus (Genus) > imperialis (Species)
Initial determination:: Angas, 1864

Occurrence:: Australia, Japan, New Zealand, Philippines, South-Pazific, Tasman Sea, Tasmania (Australia), Vanuatu, Western Pacific Ocean
Sea depth:: - 10 Meter
Size:: 0.59" - 3.94" (1.5cm - 10cm)
Temperature:: 69.8 °F - 77 °F (21°C - 25°C)
Food:: Bryozoans (sea mats), Food specialist
Difficulty:: Not suitable for home aquaria!
Offspring:: Not available as offspring
Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown

CITES:

Not evaluated

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE)

Related species at Catalog of Life:

Plocamopherus amboinensis
Plocamopherus apheles
Plocamopherus ceylonicus
Nacktschnecke
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
Sternschnecke, Madeira-Nacktschnecke
Plocamopherus margaretae
Plocamopherus ocellatus
Nacktschnecke
Plocamopherus pecoso
Nacktschnecke
Plocamopherus pilatectus
Nacktschnecke
Plocamopherus tilesii
Wermut Plocamopherus

More related species in this lexicon:

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2015-11-15 13:19:51
Last edit:: 2019-10-27 21:32:35

Info

Plocamopherus imperialis Angas, 1864

Plocamopherus imperialis occurs throughout the tropical western Pacific.The body is elongate,orange coloured and mottled black.The gills are high set on the body and can not be withdrawn. The rhinophores are lamellate and can be contracted.This species usually found in 0-15m dephts.

Sea slugs genus Plocamopherus produce a luminesce flashes of light.How they do this is unknown.Plocamopherus slugs swims by laterally bending the body back and forth like a stranded fish.

Plocamopherus imperialis feeding bryozoans.

Synonym:
Plocamopherus naeavatus

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 imperialis (Species)

External links

Medslugs - Dr. Peter Wirtz (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
Seaslugforum (en). Abgerufen am 02.03.2023.
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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Foto: Clifton Gardens, Sydney, New South Wales, Australien

Plocamopherus imperialis, Anilao 2010,Copyright Dr. Alicia Hermosillo

Imperial Plocamophe - Plocamopherus imperialis, Australien 2015

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