| Placobranchus | |
|---|---|
| Two Placobranchus ocellatus seaslugs | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Heterobranchia informal group Opisthobranchia |
| Superfamily: | Placobranchoidea |
| Family: | Placobranchidae |
| Genus: | Placobranchus Hasselt, 1824 [1] |
Placobranchus is a genus of sea slugs, sacoglossans, marine opisthobranch gastropod mollusks in the family Placobranchidae.
The author of the genus spelled the name originally as Plakobranchus, but the spelling Placobranchus is now the prevailing usage.
Species within the genus Placobranchus include: