Plocamopherus indicus Nudibranch

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

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lexID:: 14756
AphiaID:: 531280

Scientific:: Plocamopherus indicus
German:: Meeresnacktschnlcke
English:: Nudibranch

Category:: Nudibranchs

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Nudibranchia (Order) > Polyceridae (Family) > Plocamopherus (Genus) > indicus (Species)
Initial determination:: Bergh, 1890

Occurrence:: Ambon, Gulf of Oman / Oman, Indonesia, Iran, Philippines
Sea depth:: Meter
Temperature:: °F - 78.8 °F (°C - 26°C)
Food:: Bryozoans (sea mats), Carnivore, 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:

Plocamopherus amboinensis
Plocamopherus apheles
Plocamopherus ceylonicus
Sri Lanka Plocaomoperus
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
Madeira Plocamopherus
Plocamopherus margaretae
Plocamopherus ocellatus
Nacktschnecke
Plocamopherus pecoso
Nacktschnecke
Plocamopherus pilatectus
Plocamopherus tilesii
Tilesius Plocamopherus, Wermut Plocamopherus

More related species in this lexicon:

Plocamopherus sp. 01
Sternschnecke

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2022-05-01 16:22:16
Last edit:: 2022-05-02 21:41:29

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Plocamopherus indicus Bergh, 1890

Plocamopherus indicus is a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Polyceridae. Members of Genus Plocamopherus feeding on Bryozoans. unique character of Plocamopherus species is a globular bioluminescent organ at the tip of the pair of appendages which are placed just behind the gills.

Plocamopherus indicus was described from Ambon Island, Indonesia.

External links

Checklist of the opisthobranchs (Heterobranchia: Gastropoda) along the Iranian Coasts of the Gulf of Oman (en). Abgerufen am 02.05.2022.
WoRMS (en). Abgerufen am 01.05.2022.

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