Placida dendritica sap-sucking slug

Placida dendritica is commonly referred to as sap-sucking slug. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:

6019 

AphiaID:

141565 

Scientific:

Placida dendritica 

German:

Baum-Saftsauger 

English:

Sap-sucking Slug 

Category:

 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Sacoglossa (Order) > Limapontiidae (Family) > Placida (Genus) > dendritica (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Alder & Hancock, ), 1843 

Occurrence:

Australia, European Coasts, Gulf of Maine, Japan, Madeira, New Zealand, North Atlantic Ocean, Norway, South-Africa, the British Isles, the Mediterranean Sea, USA 

Sea depth:

Meter 

Habitats:

Algae zones, Intertidal zone, Tidal Zone, Tide pools / rock pools 

Size:

up to 0.43" (1.1 cm) 

Temperature:

3,5 °F - 77 °F (3,5°C - 25°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:

2013-09-07 17:58:49 

Last edit:

2023-12-05 13:56:39 

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