species: Plakobranchus ocellatus in taxonomy (Lizard Island Field Guide)
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Plakobranchus ocellatus


©Mike Bok: Plakobranchus ocellatus from Lizard Island (aquarium photo).

©Anne Hoggett: Plakobranchus ocellatus laying eggs on filamentous algae at Palfrey Island, Lizard Island Group.

©Anne Hoggett: Egg mass of Plakobranchus ocellatus on filamentous algae at Palfrey Island, Lizard Island Group.

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Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Mollusca
Class Gastropoda
Order Sacoglossa
Family Plakobranchidae
Genus Plakobranchus
Species Plakobranchus ocellatus

Lizard Island Field Guide
Lizard Island area: all known taxa

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References

  • Christa., G., K. Händeler, P. Kück, M. Vleugels, J. Franken, D. Karmeinski and H. Wägele (2015). Phylogenetic evidence for multiple independent origins of functional kleptoplasty in Sacoglossa (Heterobranchia, Gastropoda), Organisms, Diversity and Evolution, 15: 23-26. LIRS catalog number 1870.
  • Christa, G., L. Wescott, T.F. Schaeberle, G.M. Koenig and H. Waegele (2012). What remains after 2 months of starvation? Analysis of sequestered algae in a photosynthetic slug, Plakobranchus ocellatus (Sacoglossa, Opisthobranchia), by barcoding. Planta, doi 10.1007/s00425-012-1788-6. LIRS catalog number 1548.
  • Evertsen, J. (2008). Solar powered phycozoans, Ph.D. thesis, Norwegian University of Science and Technology. LIRS catalog number 1144.
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