WoRMS name details
Placobranchus ocellatus van Hasselt, 1824
221073 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:221073)
unaccepted
Species
Placobranchus [sic] accepted as Plakobranchus van Hasselt, 1824
marine
(of Plakobranchus ocellatus van Hasselt, 1824) van Hasselt, J. C. (1824). Uittreksel uit eenen brief van Dr J. C. van Hasselt, aan Prof van Swinderen. <em>Algemeene Konst- en Letter-Bode.</em> 1824: [2] 20–24, [3] 34–39, [4] 54–55., available online at https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015065334867&view=1up&seq=20&skin=2021 [details] 
Description Body is broad, truncate, and rather flattened, up to 4 cm long. Ground colour is usually pale green, beige, or cream with...
Description Body is broad, truncate, and rather flattened, up to 4 cm long. Ground colour is usually pale green, beige, or cream with large ocelli of cream, brown, pink, and purple in varying shades. The sole also has ocelli. Their diet is unknown. Habitat: sheltered, shallow water habitats with stones or gravel and silt. Distribution: Indo-Pacific. [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Placobranchus ocellatus van Hasselt, 1824. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=221073 on 2025-04-04
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Nomenclature
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(of Plakobranchus ocellatus van Hasselt, 1824) van Hasselt, J. C. (1824). Uittreksel uit eenen brief van Dr J. C. van Hasselt, aan Prof van Swinderen. <em>Algemeene Konst- en Letter-Bode.</em> 1824: [2] 20–24, [3] 34–39, [4] 54–55., available online at https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015065334867&view=1up&seq=20&skin=2021 [details]
basis of record Richmond, M. (Ed.) (1997). A guide to the seashores of Eastern Africa and the Western Indian Ocean islands. Sida/Department for Research Cooperation, SAREC: Stockholm, Sweden. ISBN 91-630-4594-X. 448 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details]
basis of record Richmond, M. (Ed.) (1997). A guide to the seashores of Eastern Africa and the Western Indian Ocean islands. Sida/Department for Research Cooperation, SAREC: Stockholm, Sweden. ISBN 91-630-4594-X. 448 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details]
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Description Body is broad, truncate, and rather flattened, up to 4 cm long. Ground colour is usually pale green, beige, or cream with large ocelli of cream, brown, pink, and purple in varying shades. The sole also has ocelli. Their diet is unknown. Habitat: sheltered, shallow water habitats with stones or gravel and silt. Distribution: Indo-Pacific. [details]
