species: Pleurobranchus grandis in Australian Seaslugs (Gaia Guide)
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Pleurobranchus grandis


©Anne: Pleurobranchus grandis about 15 cm long, was concealed under rubble at base of reef slope on NE side of Lizard Island

©Anne: Pleurobranchus grandis about 15 cm long, was concealed under rubble at base of reef slope on NE side of Lizard Island

©Anne: Pleurobranchus grandis about 15 cm long, was concealed under rubble at base of reef slope on NE side of Lizard Island

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Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Mollusca
Class Gastropoda
Order Pleurobranchomorpha
Family Pleurobranchidae
Genus Pleurobranchus
Species Pleurobranchus grandis

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Distinguishing features

Distinguishing features still need to be specified.

Size

  • Size data has not been obtained.

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Distribution


©Atlas of Living Australia: Australian distribution

Local abundance

  • Lizard Island: Uncommon, even at night

Behaviour

Nocturnal (Humann and Deloach, 2010)

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References

  • Humann, P. and N. Deloach (2010). Reef Creature Identification: Tropical Pacific New World Publications Inc., Jacksonville, Florida, USA.
  • Waegele, H., I. Burghardt, N. Anthes, J. Evertsen, A. Klussman-Kolb and G. Brodie (2006). Species diversity of opisthobranch molluscs on Lizard Island, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, In: Contemporary studies into the systematics and evolution of opisthobranch molluscs, (Eds. G. Brodie, S. Fahey and F.E. Wells), Records of the Western Australian Museum, Supplement 69: 33-59. LIRS catalog number 1036.