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Species profile

Grey Side-gilled Sea Slug

Pleurobranchaea maculata

Identified using iNaturalist WoRMS.

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Archive ecology

Conditions where we found it

SNAP observations, not the species’ full biological range.

Depth evidence
5.0–5.0m
Median 5.0m · n=1

Depth basis: 1 recorded, 0 profile-estimated.

An early signal

1 environment-linked observation is available so far. More encounters will show whether a repeatable pattern emerges.

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Early archive signal · 1 observations / 1 dives

Observed depth distributionmiddle 50%: 5.0–5.0m
5–10m
  • • These distributions describe photographs in SNAP, not a species’ complete biological range.
  • • Depth distributions use recorded or capture-time profile estimates; dive-average and maximum context is excluded.
  • • Time-of-day groups use the camera clock and are not corrected for sunrise, sunset, or timezone.
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Field notes

Encounter profile

Identified using iNaturalist WoRMS.

Pleurobranchaea maculata - Pleurobranchaea is a genus of sea slugs, specifically sidegill slugs or notaspideans. These are marine gastropod molluscs in the family Pleurobranchaeidae. The genus is differentiated from other sidegill slugs by its rhinophores, which are well separated, rather than being joined under the notum. This genus has recently been coined sea owls which is the common name in Japanese for Pleurobranchaea japonica.

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