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Pleurobranchus crossei Warty Sidegill Slug

Pleurobranchus crossei is commonly referred to as Warty Sidegill Slug. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.


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lexID:
14205 
AphiaID:
758611 
Scientific:
Pleurobranchus crossei 
German:
Warziger-Flankenkiemer 
English:
Warty Sidegill Slug 
Category:
голожаберный Моллюск 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Pleurobranchida (Order) > Pleurobranchidae (Family) > Pleurobranchus (Genus) > crossei (Species) 
Initial determination:
Vayssière, 1897 
Occurrence:
Cuba, Florida, North Atlantic Ocean, the Canary Islands, the Cape Verde Archipelago, the Caribbean, USA 
Marine Zone:
Subtidal, sublittoral, infralittoral, deep zone of the oceans from the lower limit of the intertidal zone (intertidal) to the shelf edge at about 200 m water depth. neritic. 
Sea depth:
Meter 
Habitats:
Seawater, Sea water 
Size:
0.79" - 3.94" (2,2cm - 10cm) 
Temperature:
°F - 82.4 °F (°C - 28°C) 
Food:
Carnivore, Food specialist, No reliable information available, Sponges 
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
:
 
More related species
in this lexicon
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Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2025-08-28 17:09:22 

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Pleurobranchus crossei Vayssière, 1897

The Warty Sidegill slug can be found in rock and rubble areas, hiding in recesses and under rocks. Colours vary from reddish brown to sometimes pale yellow or white.

Sidegill slugs feeding on sponges, tunicates and other sessile Invertebrates.

Synonymised names:
Pleurobranchus (Pleurobranchus) crossei Vayssière, 1897

External links

  1. researchgate (es). Abgerufen am 28.08.2025.

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