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Marioniopsis hawaiiensis Blue Octocoral Nudibranch

Marioniopsis hawaiiensis is commonly referred to as Blue Octocoral Nudibranch. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.


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Marioniopsis hawaiiensis, Hawaii 2023


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lexID:
15971 
AphiaID:
1669266 
Scientific:
Marioniopsis hawaiiensis 
German:
Hawaii-Baumschnecke, Blaue Xenia Bäumchenschnecke 
English:
Blue Octocoral Nudibranch 
Category:
Nakensnäckor 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Nudibranchia (Order) > Tritoniidae (Family) > Marioniopsis (Genus) > hawaiiensis (Species) 
Initial determination:
(Pease, ), 1860 
Occurrence:
Endemic species, Hawaii 
Sea depth:
1 - 20 Meter 
Habitats:
Reef roofs, Reef canopies, Rocky reefs 
Size:
up to 1.97" (5 cm) 
Temperature:
73.4 °F - 80.6 °F (23°C - 27°C) 
Food:
Carnivore, Coral polyps = corallivorous 
Difficulty:
Not suitable for aquarium keeping 
Offspring:
None 
Toxicity:
Toxic hazard unknown 
CITES:
Not evaluated 
Red List:
Not evaluated (NE) 
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Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2024-05-04 20:58:42 

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Marioniopsis hawaiiensis (Pease, 1860)

This species was described from the Hawaiian Islands.

This fairly large tritoniid nudibranch eat exclusively the blue soft coral Sarcothelia edmondsoni.

Synonymised names
Marionia hawaiiensis (Pease, 1860) · unaccepted > superseded combination
Tritonia hawaiiensis Pease, 1860 · unaccepted > superseded combination

External links

  1. seaslugsofhawaii (en). Abgerufen am 30.09.2023.
  2. underwaterkwaj (en). Abgerufen am 30.09.2023.

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