Placida capensis Cape Mop Sap-sucker

Placida capensis is commonly referred to as Cape Mop Sap-sucker. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:

17189 

AphiaID:

884662 

Scientific:

Placida capensis 

German:

Kap Saftsauger 

English:

Cape Mop Sap-sucker 

Category:

 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Limapontiidae (Family) > Placida (Genus) > capensis (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Macnae, ), 1954 

Occurrence:

Endemic species, South-Africa 

Sea depth:

Meter 

Habitats:

Algae zones, Seawater, Sea water 

Size:

up to 0.43" (1.1 cm) 

Temperature:

57.2 °F - 62.6 °F (14°C - 17°C) 

Food:

Algae (Algivore), 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:

• Placida babai
• Placida brevirhina
• 
  Placida cremoniana
  Saftsauger
• Placida dakariensis
• 
  Placida dendritica
  Baum-Saftsauger
• Placida fralila
• Placida kingstoni
• 
  Placida tardyi
  Saftsauger
• 
  Placida verticilata
  Wirbel Saftsauger
• Placida viridis

 

More related species
in this lexicon:

• 
  Placida capensis
  Kap Saftsauger
• 
  Placida kevinleei
  Saftsauger

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2025-01-24 13:36:40 

Last edit:

2025-01-24 13:43:28 

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