Plakobranchus

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Genus of gastropods

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::summary Genus of gastropods ::

| image = Placobranchus ocellatus002.jpg | image_caption = Two Plakobranchus ocellatus seaslugs | taxon = Plakobranchus | authority = van Hasselt, 1824 | synonyms_ref = | synonyms = Placobranchus Hasselt, 1824

Plakobranchus is a genus of sea slugs, sacoglossans, marine opisthobranch gastropod mollusks in the family Plakobranchidae.

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:

Recent work on the photosynthetic abilities of Plakobranchus reveals that P. ocellatus is actually a species complex.

;Synonyms:

  • Plakobranchus argus Bergh, 1872: synonym of Plakobranchus ocellatus van Hasselt, 1824
  • Plakobranchus camiguinus Bergh, 1872: synonym of Plakobranchus ocellatus van Hasselt, 1824
  • Plakobranchus chlorophacus Bergh, 1873: synonym of Plakobranchus ocellatus van Hasselt, 1824
  • Plakobranchus guttatus Stimpson, 1855: synonym of Plakobranchus ocellatus van Hasselt, 1824
  • Plakobranchus ianthobaptus Gould, 1852: synonym of Plakobranchus ocellatus van Hasselt, 1824
  • Plakobranchus laetus Bergh, 1872: synonym of Plakobranchus ocellatus van Hasselt, 1824
  • Plakobranchus moebii Bergh, 1888: synonym of Thuridilla moebii (Bergh, 1888) (original combination)
  • Plakobranchus priapinus Bergh, 1872: synonym of Plakobranchus ocellatus van Hasselt, 1824
  • Plakobranchus punctulatus Bergh, 1872: synonym of Plakobranchus ocellatus van Hasselt, 1824
  • Plakobranchus virgata Bergh, 1888: synonym of Thuridilla virgata (Bergh, 1888) (original combination)

References

  • 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.

References

  1. van Hasselt (1824). ''Alg. Konst. Letter-Bode'', (2-4); 1824, Bull. des Sci. Nat., 3, 240.
  2. Gofas, S. (2012). [http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=225419 ''Plakobranchus'' van Hasselt, 1824.] Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2012-03-08
  3. 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.

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