Johnny Braun, Luxemburg
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Plakobranchus papua Meyers-Muñoz & van der Velde, 2016
Plakobranchus is a genus of sea slugs, sacoglossans, marine opisthobranch gastropod mollusks in the family Plakobranchidae.
Plakobranchus papua is a common inhabitant of shallow coral reef pools and lagoons. It is seldom seen as it is well-camouflaged, half buried in the coral sand. Although to my knowledge it has never been studied by algal physiologists, it deserves their attention.
The specific name "papua" is based on the name of the Indonesian part of New Guinea (provinces Papua and West Papua) where the type material was collected.
Plakobranchus is a genus of sea slugs, sacoglossans, marine opisthobranch gastropod mollusks in the family Plakobranchidae.
Plakobranchus papua is a common inhabitant of shallow coral reef pools and lagoons. It is seldom seen as it is well-camouflaged, half buried in the coral sand. Although to my knowledge it has never been studied by algal physiologists, it deserves their attention.
The specific name "papua" is based on the name of the Indonesian part of New Guinea (provinces Papua and West Papua) where the type material was collected.
