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Pleurobranchus areolatus Atlantic Sidegill Slug,Warty Side-gilled Slug

Pleurobranchus areolatus is commonly referred to as Atlantic Sidegill Slug,Warty Side-gilled Slug. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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Warty Sidegill Slug, Pleurobranchus areolatus,Florida 2022


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lexID:
8495 
AphiaID:
181218 
Scientific:
Pleurobranchus areolatus 
German:
Atlantischer Flankenkiemer 
English:
Atlantic Sidegill Slug,Warty Side-gilled Slug 
Category:
Nakensnäckor 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Pleurobranchida (Order) > Pleurobranchidae (Family) > Pleurobranchus (Genus) > areolatus (Species) 
Initial determination:
Mörch, 1863 
Occurrence:
Benin, Ghana, Alaska , Belize, Brazil, Canada Eastern Pacific, Columbia, Costa Rica, Eastern Pacific Ocean, Ecuador, Florida, Galapagos Islands, Guinea-Bissau, Gulf of Mexico, Jamaica, Liberia, Mexico (East Pacific), Nigeria, Puerto Rico, Senegal, Sierra Leone, the Cape Verde Archipelago, the Caribbean, the Cayman Islands, the Cocos Islands / Keeling Islands, Togo, USA, West Africa, West-Atlantic Ocean 
Sea depth:
0 - 30 Meter 
Habitats:
Coral reefs, Gravel soils, Rubble rocks, Rocky reefs, Seawater, Sea water 
Size:
up to 5.91" (15 cm) 
Temperature:
9,2 °F - 28,8 °F (9,2°C - 28,8°C) 
Food:
Food specialist, Sea squirts 
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:
2024-01-14 14:03:31 

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Pleurobranchus areolatus Mörch, 1863

Pleurobranchus aerolatus commonly known as Atlantic Sidegill Slug or warty side-gilled slug is one of the largest species of side-gilled slugs on the Pacific coast of North and Central America.

Pleurobranchus areolatus in California and Brazil have been documented at over 150 cm in length. Feeds on ascidians.

Synonymised names
Pleurobranchus (Pleurobranchus) areolatus Mörch, 1863 · unaccepted
Pleurobranchus (Susania) atlanticus Abbott, 1949 · alternate representation
Pleurobranchus atlanticus Abbott, 1949 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Pleurobranchus reesi K. White, 1952 · unaccepted
Susania gardineri K. White, 1952 · unaccepted (junior synonym)

External links

  1. Sea Slug Forum (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  2. sealifebase (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  3. Slugside.us (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  4. Wikipedia (en). Abgerufen am 14.01.2024.

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Spawn

Pleurobranchus aerolatus,Copyright Prof.Dr.Peter Wirtz
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Warty Sidegill Slug, Pleurobranchus areolatus, eggs, Florida 2022
Warty Sidegill Slug, Pleurobranchus areolatus, eggs, Florida 2022

Commonly

Pleurobranchus aerolatus,Copyright Prof.Dr.Peter Wirtz
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Pleurobranchus aerolatus,Copyright Prof.Dr.Peter Wirtz
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Warty Sidegill Slug, Pleurobranchus areolatus,Florida 2022
Warty Sidegill Slug, Pleurobranchus areolatus 2022
bhb 19 PB291361a sm,Warty Sidegill Slug, Pleurobranchus areolatus, 5-6 inches, Florida, USA 2019
Pleurobranchus areolatus (Glovers Reef),35 mm long, belize 2015
Pleurobranchus aerolatus

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