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Platydoris scabra Sandpaper Sea Slug

Platydoris scabra is commonly referred to as Sandpaper Sea Slug. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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Platydoris scabra


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lexID:
12502 
AphiaID:
221067 
Scientific:
Platydoris scabra 
German:
Raue Ledernacktschnecke, Sandpapier Platydoris 
English:
Sandpaper Sea Slug 
Category:
Limaces de mer 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Nudibranchia (Order) > Discodorididae (Family) > Platydoris (Genus) > scabra (Species) 
Initial determination:
(Cuvier, ), 1804 
Occurrence:
Indian Ocean, Marschall Islands, Mayotte, New Caledonia, Red Sea, Thailand, Western Pacific Ocean 
Marine Zone:
Intertidal (Eulittoral), intertidal zone between the high and low tide lines characterized by the alternation of low and high tide down to 15 meters 
Sea depth:
1 - 8 Meter 
Habitats:
Seawater, Sea water, Under rocks, under stones 
Size:
3.15" - 3.94" (8cm - 10cm) 
Temperature:
°F - 82.4 °F (°C - 28°C) 
Food:
Carnivore, Food specialist, No reliable information available, Sponges 
Difficulty:
Not suitable for aquarium keeping 
Offspring:
None 
Toxicity:
Toxic hazard unknown 
CITES:
Not evaluated 
Red List:
Not evaluated (NE) 
Related species at
Catalog of Life:
 
Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2026-09-24 14:50:14 

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Platydoris scabra (Cuvier, 1804)

This frequently encountered species is very cryptic. The body is flat, mottled white and brown, with darker, paired patches. The gill pocket is wavy, and the pocket, the rhinophore sheaths, rhinophore tips, and the mantle are all faintly edged with orange.

Young specimens frequently have yellow margins.

Habitat: adhering to the underside of stones and rocks in the eulittoral and shallow sublittoral.

Distribution: W Indian Ocean, Red Sea to W Pacific Ocean.

Host of Critomolgus audens (Humes, 1959) Feedingtype: ectoparasitic, Stage: adult
Host of Doridicola audens Humes, 1959 accepted as Critomolgus audens (Humes, 1959) Feedingtype: ectoparasitic, Stage: adult
Host of Lichomolgus audens Humes, 1958 accepted as Critomolgus audens (Humes, 1959) Feedingtype: ectoparasitic, Stage: adult

Synonymised names
Doris scabra Cuvier, 1804 · unaccepted
Platydoris eurychlamys Bergh, 1877 · unaccepted
Platydoris iredalei J. K. Allan, 1932 · unaccepted
Platydoris noumeae Risbec, 1928 · unaccepted

External links

  1. Sea Slug Forum (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  2. Sea Slug Forum (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  3. UnderwaterKwaj, Homepage Scott & Jeanette Johnson (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

Pictures

Juvenile

Platydoris scabra,Nouville - Nouméa - NC 2024
Platydoris scabra,Ilot Uéré 2025
Platydoris scabra,Ouémo, Nouméa, Nouvelle-Calédonie 2025
Platydoris scabra , Young specimens frequently have yellow margins

Spawn

Platydoris scabra with eggs
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Commonly

Platydoris scabra
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Platydoris scabra,Ouémo, Nouméa, Nouvelle-Calédonie 2025
Platydoris scabra

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