Dermatobranchus gonatophorus Nudibranch

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

Georgina Jones (CC-BY-SA), Cape Town

Dermatobranchus gonatophorus,atlantis Ponta do Ouro, Mozambique 2021 (CC-BY-SA)

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lexID:: 15221
AphiaID:: 558944

Scientific:: Dermatobranchus gonatophorus
German:: Furchenschnecke
English:: Nudibranch

Category:: Nakensnäckor

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Nudibranchia (Order) > Arminidae (Family) > Dermatobranchus (Genus) > gonatophorus (Species)
Initial determination:: van Hasselt, 1824

Occurrence:: Egypt, Indo Pacific, Indonesia, Malaysia, Mozambique, Okinawa, Red Sea, South-Africa, Thailand
Sea depth:: - 25 Meter
Habitats:: On living corals, Seawater, Sea water
Size:: up to 4.72" (12 cm)
Temperature:: °F - 84.2 °F (°C - 29°C)
Food:: Carnivore, Coral polyps = corallivorous, Predatory
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:

Dermatobranchus albineus
Weiß-Rippen Furchenschnecke
Dermatobranchus albopunctulatus
Dermatobranchus albus
Furchenschnecke
Dermatobranchus arminus
Dermatobranchus caeruleomaculatus
Blau-gefleckte Furchenschnecke
Dermatobranchus caesitius
Blauer Nadelstreifen Furchenschnecke
Dermatobranchus cymatilis
Dermatobranchus dendronephthyphagus
Furchenschnecke
Dermatobranchus diagonalis
Dermatobranchus earlei
Dermatobranchus fasciatus
Dermatobranchus fortunatus
Glücks-Dermatobranchus, Fortunatus-Furchenschnecke
Dermatobranchus funiculus
Furchenschnecke
Dermatobranchus glaber
Dermatobranchus gonatophorus
Furchenschnecke
Dermatobranchus kalyptos
Furchenschnecke
Dermatobranchus kokonas
Dermatobranchus leoni
Dermatobranchus marginlatus
Dermatobranchus microphallus
Dermatobranchus multidentatus
Dermatobranchus multistriatus
Dermatobranchus nigropunctatus
Dermatobranchus oculus
Dermatobranchus ornatus
Kunstvolle Furchenschnecke
Dermatobranchus otome
Dermatobranchus phyllodes
Furchenschnecke
Dermatobranchus piperoides
Furchenschnecke
Dermatobranchus primus
Furchenschnecke
Dermatobranchus pustulosus
Furchenschnecke
Dermatobranchus rodmani
Furchenschnecke
Dermatobranchus rubidus
Dermatobranchus sagamianus
Dermatobranchus semilunus
Dermatobranchus semistriatus
Furchenschnecke
Dermatobranchus striatellus
Dermatobranchus striatus
Dermatobranchus substriatus
Dermatobranchus tongshanensis
Dermatobranchus tuberculatus
Furchenschnecke

More related species in this lexicon:

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2022-10-01 13:47:00
Last edit:: 2025-02-15 12:41:53

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Dermatobranchus gonatophorus van Hasselt, 1824

Dermatobranchus gonatophorus is a nudibranch in the family Arminidae. This species feeds on soft corals and sea pens.

Dermatobranchus gonatophorus feed from the soft coral Parasphaerasclera grayi .

External links

researchgate (en). Abgerufen am 01.10.2022.
Seaslugforum (en). Abgerufen am 01.10.2022.

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Dermatobranchus gonatophorus,atlantis Ponta do Ouro, Mozambique 2021 (CC-BY-SA)

Dermatobranchus gonatophorus, Brother Islands, Egypt 2015

Dermatobranchus gonatophorus,12cm,22m,Brother Island, Little Brother, Egypt 1996

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