Nembrotha megalocera Red Sea Nembrotha, Great Nembrotha, Megalocera Nembrotha

Nembrotha megalocera is commonly referred to as Red Sea Nembrotha, Great Nembrotha, Megalocera Nembrotha. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Sven Kahlbrock, Ägypten

Nembrotha megalocera, Agypten 2016

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lexID:: 1288
AphiaID:: 527327

Scientific:: Nembrotha megalocera
German:: Rotmeer-Nembrotha, Große Nembrotha, Megalodon Nembrotha
English:: Red Sea Nembrotha, Great Nembrotha, Megalocera Nembrotha

Category:: Nakensnäckor

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Nudibranchia (Order) > Polyceridae (Family) > Nembrotha (Genus) > megalocera (Species)
Initial determination:: Yonow, 1990

Occurrence:: Egypt, Endemic species, Red Sea
Marine Zone:: Subtidal, sublittoral, infralittoral, deep zone of the oceans from the lower limit of the intertidal zone (intertidal) to the shelf edge at about 200 m water depth. neritic.
Sea depth:: - 12 Meter
Habitats:: Seawater, Sea water
Size:: 1.57" - 2.76" (4,5cm - 7,5cm)
Temperature:: 75.2 °F - 84.2 °F (24°C - 29°C)
Food:: Carnivore, Sea squirts
Difficulty:: Not suitable for aquarium keeping
Offspring:: None
Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown

CITES:

Not evaluated

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE)

Related species at Catalog of Life:

More related species in this lexicon:

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2005-02-08 21:01:33
Last edit:: 2024-12-06 13:53:55

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Nembrotha megalocera Yonow, 1990

Nembrotha megalocera is black and orange-yellow. The foot is blue, hinophores are red and purple and the gill stalks are white and yellow.

Feeds on colonial ascidians.

Similar to Nembrotha purpureolineata.

External links

Seaslugforum (en). Abgerufen am 01.10.2022.

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Commonly

© Anne Frijsinger & Mat Vestjens, Holland

Nembrotha megalocera,75mm,12m,Abu Hashish,Egypt 1996

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