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Platydoris cinereobranchiata Leather Backed Doris

Platydoris cinereobranchiata is commonly referred to as Leather Backed Doris. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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Platydoris cinereobranchiata, 95mm, Kwajalein


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lexID:
8252 
AphiaID:
387799 
Scientific:
Platydoris cinereobranchiata 
German:
Ledernacktschnecke 
English:
Leather Backed Doris 
Category:
Limaces de mer 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Nudibranchia (Order) > Discodorididae (Family) > Platydoris (Genus) > cinereobranchiata (Species) 
Initial determination:
Dorgan, Valdés & Gosliner, 2002 
Occurrence:
Florida, Indian Ocean, Japan, Malaysia, Marschall Islands, North Pacific (Ocean), the Seychelles, Western Pacific Ocean 
Marine Zone:
Subtidal, sublittoral, infralittoral, deep zone of the oceans from the lower limit of the intertidal zone (intertidal) to the shelf edge at about 200 m water depth. neritic. 
Sea depth:
Meter 
Habitats:
Seawater, Sea water 
Size:
3.15" - 7.48" (8cm - 19cm) 
Temperature:
71.6 °F - 82.4 °F (22°C - 28°C) 
Food:
Food specialist, 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:
2025-08-06 16:33:38 

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Platydoris cinereobranchiata Dorgan, Valdés & Gosliner, 2002

Platydoris cinerobranchiata have large red patches on the tan mantle, brownish-green rhinophores and by the uniformly dark bluish-grey gills.The body is very flat.

Very similar are Platydoris formosa (bright red rhinophores and black lines outlining the gills) and Platydoris cruenta (hair-like brown lines on the mantle).

Platydoris cinereobranchiat feeds on sponges.

External links

  1. Sea Slug Forum (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  2. sealifebase (en). Abgerufen am 02.04.2024.
  3. Slugside.us (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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Platydoris cinereobranchiata,Semporna Malaysia - June 2025
Platydoris cinereobranchiata, 95mm, Kwajalein
Platydoris cinereobranchiata, 95mm, Kwajalein
Platydoris cinereobranchiata, 95mm, Kwajalein

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