Pleurobranchaea californica Side Gill Slug, Notaspideans

Pleurobranchaea californica is commonly referred to as Side Gill Slug, Notaspideans. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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Topaz Deep DSC_6478, Redondo Beach 2025

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lexID:: 13009
AphiaID:: 367819

Scientific:: Pleurobranchaea californica
German:: Kalifornischer Flankenkiemer
English:: Side Gill Slug, Notaspideans

Category:: Nudibranchs

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Pleurobranchida (Order) > Pleurobranchaeidae (Family) > Pleurobranchaea (Genus) > californica (Species)
Initial determination:: MacFarland, 1966

Occurrence:: Gulf of California, USA
Sea depth:: 9 - 400 Meter
Habitats:: Muddy grounds, Seawater, Sea water
Size:: up to 9.06" (23 cm)
Temperature:: 4,1 °F - 12,8 °F (4,1°C - 12,8°C)
Food:: cannibalism (preys on conspecifics), Carnivore, Cnidaria, Predatory, Snails
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:

Pleurobranchaea agassizii
Pleurobranchaea augusta
Pleurobranchaea brockii
Gefleckter Flankenkiemer
Pleurobranchaea bubala
Warziger Flankenkiemer
Pleurobranchaea californica
Kalifornischer Flankenkiemer
Pleurobranchaea catherinae
Pleurobranchaea gela
Pleurobranchaea inconspicua
Pleurobranchaea japonica
Pleurobranchaea maculata
Graue Flankenkiemer-Schnecke, Gefleckte Flankenkiemer-Schnecke
Pleurobranchaea meckeli
Flankenkiemer
Pleurobranchaea morosa
Pleurobranchaea obesa
Pleurobranchaea spiroporphyra
Pleurobranchaea tarda
Zwerg Warzen-Flankenkiemer

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2020-05-08 16:21:00
Last edit:: 2024-01-03 15:06:53

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Pleurobranchaea californica MacFarland, 1966

Species of Genus Pleurobranchaea are carnivorous hunters. They feeds a wide variety of prey items.

Pleurobranchaea californica is a voracious predator feeding upon various invertebrates and fish. It is also a cannibal.

Host of Anthessius obtusispina Ho, 1983 Feedingtype: ectoparasitic, Stage: adult (copepod associated with Pleurobranchaea californica) .

Similar to Boreoberthella californica and Boreoberthella chacei,

Host of ectoparasitic copepod Anthessius obtusispina.

External links

Encyclodedia of Life (EOL) (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
sealifebase (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
seaslugforum.net (en). Abgerufen am 07.04.2025.
Wikipedia (en). Abgerufen am 07.04.2025.

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Pleurobranchaea californica,Topaz Deep DSC_6344, Redondo Beach 2025

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