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Aegires albus Nudibranch

Aegires albus is commonly referred to as Nudibranch. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.


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Aegires albus, King George Island,Antarctica, 2011


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lexID:
13280 
AphiaID:
197024 
Scientific:
Aegires albus 
German:
Nacktschnecke 
English:
Nudibranch 
Category:
Nakensnäckor 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Nudibranchia (Order) > Aegiridae (Family) > Aegires (Genus) > albus (Species) 
Initial determination:
Thiele, 1912 
Occurrence:
Antarctica 
Sea depth:
- 16 Meter 
Size:
0.39" - 0.79" (1cm - 2,3cm) 
Temperature:
~ -1,3°C 
Food:
Food specialist, Sponges 
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
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Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2020-09-28 17:32:33 

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Aegires albus Thiele, 1912

This species was described from Antarctica.

It is translucent white with white specks concentrated on the tubercles. The tubercles appear changeable in shape sometimes tall and columnar and at other times lower and rounded.

Feed exclusively on sponges.

Synonymised names:
Aegires protectus Odhner, 1934
Anaegires protectus Odhner, 1934

External links

  1. researchgate.net (en). Abgerufen am 28.09.2020.
  2. seaslugforum.net (en). Abgerufen am 28.09.2020.

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