Pleurobranchus grandis
Pease, 1868
Photographed by: Michael Henke
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Opisthobranchia |
| Order: | Pleurobranchida |
| Family: | Pleurobranchidae |
| Species: | Pleurobranchus grandis |
Comment from Richard Willan on photo #16661
A very small juvenile individual.Comment from Scott Johnson on photo #13067
Yes, another Pleurobranchus grandis. Beautiful animal.Comment from Scott Johnson on photo #16393
That certainly looks like Pleurobranchus grandis. I'm glad to see it at Kosrae. I have not yet found it in the Marshalls, but now I know I should look harder.Comment from Richard Willan on photo #8706
This individual is typical of the dark colour form of this species.Comment from Richard Willan on photo #8708
This individual is typical of the pale colour form of this species.Comment from Richard Willan on photo #1533
This individual displays an unusual colour pattern with a broad white marginal band. However the arrangement of the pustules on the mantle (one large pustule surrounded by a ring of 6 smaller pustules) and large exhalant ‘siphon’ at the rear when it is crawling actively are characteristic of Pleurobranchus grandis. Like most species of Pleurobranchus, it is a nocturnal species.Locality:
- Indonesia
- Lembeh (11) Mar, Apr, May, Jul, Oct
- Bali (8) Mar, May, Jun, Aug, Sep, Dec
- Alor (3) Mar, May, Jun
- Komodo (3) Jun, Jul
- Bunaken (3) Sep, Nov
- Ambon (2) Oct, Dec
- Rinca Island (1) Dec
- Bangka North Sulawesi (1) Apr
- North Sulawesi (1) Mar
- Philippines
- Anilao (6) Apr, May, Aug, Sep
- Puerto Galera (4) Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr
- Sogod Bay (1) May
- Bohol (1) Sep
- Verde Island (1) Mar
- Philippines (1) Feb
- Egypt
- Sharm el-Sheikh (4) May, Jun
- Egypt (1)
- Hurghada (1) Jan
- Dahab (1) Jun
- Kenya
- Fiji
- Fiji (2) Feb, Aug
- Palau
- Palau (2) May
- Turtle Wall (1) Jan
- Timor-Leste
- Timor-Leste (2) Feb
- Malaysia
- Micronesia
- Kosrae (2) May, Jun
- Taiwan
- Long Dong (1) Jul
- French Polynesia
- Tahiti (1) Mar
- Israel
- Israel (1) Jun
