Plakobranchus
| Plakobranchus | |
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| Two Plakobranchus ocellatus seaslugs | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Heterobranchia informal group Opisthobranchia |
| Superfamily: | Plakobranchoidea |
| Family: | Plakobranchidae |
| Genus: | Plakobranchus van Hasselt, 1824 |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Placobranchus Hasselt, 1824 | |
Plakobranchus is a genus of sea slugs, sacoglossans, marine opisthobranch gastropod mollusks in the family Plakobranchidae. [1]
The author of the genus spelled the name originally as Plakobranchus, but the spelling Placobranchus was a long time the prevailing usage, based on an incorrect subsequent spelling by Férussac (1824) in a translation of van Hasselt's work.
Species
Species within the genus Plakobranchus include:
- Plakobranchus ocellatus van Hasselt, 1824
Recent work on the photosynthetic abilities of Plakobranchus reveals that P. ocellatus is actually a species complex.[2]
References
- 1 2 Gofas, S. (2012). Plakobranchus van Hasselt, 1824. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2012-03-08
- ↑ Christa G., Wescott L., Schäberle T.F., König G.M., Wägele H., (2013) What remains after 2 months of starvation? Analysis of sequestered algae in a photosynthetic slug, Plakobranchus ocellatus (Sacoglossa, Opisthobranchia), by barcoding. Planta. Feb;237(2):559-72. doi: 10.1007/s00425-012-1788-6. Epub 2012 Oct 30.
- Nomenclator Zoologicus info
- Trowbridge C.D., Hirano Y.M. & Hirano Y.J. (2011) Inventory of Japanese sacoglossan opisthobranchs: Historical review, current records, and unresolved issues. American Malacological Bulletin 29: 1-22.
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