Plakobranchus is a genus of sea slugs, sacoglossans, marine opisthobranch gastropod mollusks in the family Plakobranchidae.[2]
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.[3]
- Synonyms
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Plakobranchus argus Bergh, 1872: synonym of Plakobranchus ocellatus van Hasselt, 1824
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Plakobranchus camiguinus Bergh, 1872: synonym of Plakobranchus ocellatus van Hasselt, 1824
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Plakobranchus chlorophacus Bergh, 1873: synonym of Plakobranchus ocellatus van Hasselt, 1824
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Plakobranchus guttatus Stimpson, 1855: synonym of Plakobranchus ocellatus van Hasselt, 1824
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Plakobranchus ianthobaptus Gould, 1852: synonym of Plakobranchus ocellatus van Hasselt, 1824
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Plakobranchus laetus Bergh, 1872: synonym of Plakobranchus ocellatus van Hasselt, 1824
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Plakobranchus moebii Bergh, 1888: synonym of Thuridilla moebii (Bergh, 1888) (original combination)
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Plakobranchus priapinus Bergh, 1872: synonym of Plakobranchus ocellatus van Hasselt, 1824
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Plakobranchus punctulatus Bergh, 1872: synonym of Plakobranchus ocellatus van Hasselt, 1824
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Plakobranchus virgata Bergh, 1888: synonym of Thuridilla virgata (Bergh, 1888) (original combination)
References
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^ van Hasselt (1824). Alg. Konst. Letter-Bode, (2-4); 1824, Bull. des Sci. Nat., 3, 240.
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^ a b Gofas, S. (2012). Plakobranchus van Hasselt, 1824. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2012-03-08
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^ 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.
- 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.
