Plocamopherus tilesii   Bergh, 1877

Tile's sea slug
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Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | CoL | ITIS | WoRMS

Gastropoda | Nudibranchia | Polyceridae

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Benthic; depth range ? - 7 m (Ref. 79924).  Tropical

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

Indo-West Pacific and the Mediterranean.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm

Short description Morphology

Body color ranges from a dirty translucent white to brown, with scattered bright yellow and dark brown-black spots. Around the edge of the head shield or veil, the brown-black spots form an outer band, while the yellow spots form an inner band. At the posterior end of the body, the raised caudal crest also has an outer band of brown-black spots and an inner band of yellow.

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Depth based on occurrence. Feed on arborescent bryozoans (Ref. 79924).

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae

Members of the order Nudibranchia are simultaneous hermaphrodites. Mating behavior: Both individuals darts their penis toward each other to induce one to act as a male and the other as the female. The victorious one to penetrate the body wall is the dominant male. Life cycle: Eggs are deposited on a substratum where they develop and hatch into (planktonic) vestigial veliger larval stage and further grow as adults.

Main reference References | Coordinator | Collaborators

Sachidhanandam, U., R.C. Willan and L.M. Chou. 2000. (Ref. 78073)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)


CITES status (Ref. 108899)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless

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