Plocamopherus imperialis
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An illustration based on the real animal.
A little discovery to share.
The Bekkou hikari sea slug has been recorded eating its own eggs.
THE REAL WORLD
The real Plocamopherus imperialis
- Scientific name
- Plocamopherus imperialis
- Japanese name
- ベッコウヒカリウミウシ
- Group
- Ocean animals
- Class
- Gastropoda
- Order
- Nudibranchia
- Family
- Polyceridae
- Genus
- Plocamopherus
How the Plocamopherus imperialis lives
It is often found crawling over brown algae. It has also been recorded eating bryozoans. When disturbed, it can swim by vigorously flapping its body from side to side.
Australian Museum日本動物園水族館協会Basic data
- Range
- Japan
Where the Plocamopherus imperialis has been recorded
Records: GBIF.org (CC0 and CC BY 4.0 records, retrieved 2026-11-07). Map: Natural EarthSee the records on GBIF
Watch wild animals from a distance. Do not touch or feed them, and take care of the places where they live.
Names around the world
- 日本語
- ベッコウヒカリウミウシ
Names come from Wikidata and iNaturalist records. Where a language has no recorded name, we use the scientific name.
Sources and how we check
- 鳥羽水族館 — ベッコウヒカリウミウシChecked: 2026-11-04
- Australian Museum — Plocamopherus imperialisChecked: 2026-11-07
- 日本動物園水族館協会 — 当館において新たに確認できたウミウシ4種の餌と飼育状況についてChecked: 2026-11-07
We check each fact against its source. The illustrations simplify how the real animal looks.
The classification (class, order, family, genus) follows Wikidata records, checked against GBIF. Classifications can change as research goes on.
The basic data are the values given in each source. They vary with how the animal is measured, whether it is male or female, and whether it lives in the wild or in captivity.
This page was translated from the original Japanese with the help of AI.
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