Ringed Sap-sucking Slug
Plakobranchus ocellatus
- Usual depth2–11 m
- Water temperature19–30 °C
- Best monthsSeptember
- How commonOccasional
About this species
Plakobranchus ocellatus is a species of sea slug, a sacoglossan, a marine opisthobranch gastropod mollusk in the family Plakobranchidae. It is found in shallow water in the Indo-Pacific region.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Plakobranchus ocellatus”, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the article
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 33 records
- February: 27 records
- March: 27 records
- April: 36 records
- May: 30 records
- June: 24 records
- July: 12 records
- August: 39 records
- September: 83 records
- October: 32 records
- November: 31 records
- December: 24 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 2–11 m · Deepest record: 50 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 19–30 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Ringed Sap-sucking Slug
Names in 3 more languages
- French
- Placobranche ocellé
- Japanese
- チドリミドリガイ
- Simplified Chinese
- 多葉鰓海麒麟
Other scientific names: Elysia ocellata, Placobranchus gassiesi, Placobranchus gracilis, Placobranchus guttatus, Placobranchus hasselti, Placobranchus ianthobaptus, Placobranchus ocellatus, Placobranchus variegatus, Plakobranchus argus, Plakobranchus camiguinus, Plakobranchus chlorophacus, Plakobranchus guttatus, Plakobranchus ianthobaptus, Plakobranchus laetus, Plakobranchus priapinus, Plakobranchus punctulatus
Similar species
Tri-banded Taco SlugElysia marginata
Lettuce slugElysia ornata
Halimeda Taco SlugElysia pusilla
Slender Sap Sucking SlugThuridilla gracilis
Yellow elysiaElysia flava
Sources and credits
Names and taxonomy: WoRMS (CC BY 4.0) and the GBIF Backbone (CC BY 4.0). Photos: iNaturalist observers, each under the licence shown (CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA).
- Depth, temperature, months and maps: records from OBIS and GBIF under CC0 or CC BY.
- Descriptions: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA, each linked to its article.
- Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
- 438 open-data records from 1922 to 2026.
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