Plakobranchus ocellatus: Difference between revisions
moved |
+commons +reading |
||
| Line 20: | Line 20: | ||
}} |
}} |
||
'''''Plakobranchus ocellatus''''' is a [[species]] of |
'''''Plakobranchus ocellatus''''' is a [[species]] of [[sea slug]], a [[sacoglossa]]n, a [[marine (ocean)|marine]] [[opisthobranch]] [[gastropod]] [[mollusk]] in the [[family (biology)|family]] [[Plakobranchidae]]. |
||
[[File:Placobranchus ocellatus001.jpg|left|thumb|''Plakobranchus ocellatus'', head end towards the left]] |
[[File:Placobranchus ocellatus001.jpg|left|thumb|''Plakobranchus ocellatus'', head end towards the left]] |
||
| Line 36: | Line 36: | ||
== References == |
== References == |
||
This article incorporates CC-BY-3.0 text from the reference <ref name="WoRMS 2010">Gofas, S. (2010). Plakobranchus ocellatus (van Hasselt). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id= |
This article incorporates CC-BY-3.0 text from the reference <ref name="WoRMS 2010">Gofas, S. (2010). ''Plakobranchus ocellatus'' (van Hasselt). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=451657 on 2010-05-18</ref>. |
||
{{reflist}} |
{{reflist}} |
||
== External links == |
== External links == |
||
{{commons category|Plakobranchus ocellatus}} |
|||
* [http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/Taxonomy/Browser/wwwtax.cgi?id=259542&lvl=0 NCBI] |
|||
* {{NCBI|259542|''Plakobranchus ocellatus''}} |
|||
* Maeda T., Hirose E., Chikaraishi Y., Kawato M., Takishita K. et al. (2012). "Algivore or Phototroph? ''Plakobranchus ocellatus'' (Gastropoda) Continuously Acquires Kleptoplasts and Nutrition from Multiple Algal Species in Nature". ''[[PLoS ONE]]'' '''7'''(7): e42024. {{doi|10.1371/journal.pone.0042024}} |
|||
[[Category:Plakobranchidae]] |
[[Category:Plakobranchidae]] |
||
Revision as of 23:01, 28 July 2012
| Plakobranchus ocellatus | |
|---|---|
| |
| Two Plakobranchus ocellatus seaslugs facing in opposite directions | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | |
| Phylum: | |
| Class: | |
| (unranked): | |
| Superfamily: | |
| Family: | |
| Genus: | |
| Species: | P. ocellatus
|
| Binomial name | |
| Plakobranchus ocellatus (van Hasselt, 1824)
| |
| Synonyms | |
|
Placobranchus ocellatus van Hasselt, 1824 (an incorrect subsequent spelling by Férussac (1824) in a translation of van Hasselt's work.) | |
Plakobranchus ocellatus is a species of sea slug, a sacoglossan, a marine opisthobranch gastropod mollusk in the family Plakobranchidae.
Distribution
This species occurs in the Indo-Pacific.[1]
Description
The body is broad, truncate, and rather flattened, up to 4 cm long.[1] The ground colour is usually pale green, beige, or cream with large ocelli (spots similar to eyespots) of cream, brown, pink, and purple in varying shades.[1] The sole of the foot also has ocelli.[1]
Habitat
These seaslugs live in sheltered, shallow water habitats with stones or gravel and silt.[1]
Their diet is unknown.[1]
References
This article incorporates CC-BY-3.0 text from the reference [1].
External links
Databases 
people - Maeda T., Hirose E., Chikaraishi Y., Kawato M., Takishita K. et al. (2012). "Algivore or Phototroph? Plakobranchus ocellatus (Gastropoda) Continuously Acquires Kleptoplasts and Nutrition from Multiple Algal Species in Nature". PLoS ONE 7(7): e42024. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0042024
