Pleurobranchaea maculata, Port Stephens, NSW, Photo: Tom Davis
Distribution
Temperate Australasia
Description
Light grey sea slug with a network of fine brown lines over the surface, an aardvark-like head, a large oral veil and a reduced mantle skirt. It occurs abundantly in coastal bays, where it moves rapidly scouting for anemones and other soft-bodied invertebrate prey.
Information
Max Size: 10 cm
Sea Temperature Range: 10.3-19.5°C
Depth: 0-200
Habitat: Rocky Reef
Rarity
IUCN Threat Status: Not Evaluated
Occurrence: Rare (1% of sites)
Occurrence describes how often the species is found on surveys within its distribution.
It is calculated as the % of reef sites surveyed by RLS divers across all the ecoregions in which the species has been observed
Abundance: Solitary (1 per transect)
Abundance is calculated as the average number of individuals recorded per RLS transect, where present.
Edit by: GJ Edgar. 2008. Australian Marine Life. New Holland, Sydney
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Pleurobranchaea maculata, Port Stephens, NSW, Photo: Tom Davis
