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Hexabranchus morsomus Caribbean Spanish Dancer

Hexabranchus morsomus is commonly referred to as Caribbean Spanish Dancer. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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Hexabranchus morsomus,1 m deep, night snorkel,Bequia, Bequia Beach Hotel 2021


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lexID:
16206 
AphiaID:
549228 
Scientific:
Hexabranchus morsomus 
German:
Karibische Spanische Tänzerin 
English:
Caribbean Spanish Dancer 
Category:
Nakensnäckor 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Nudibranchia (Order) > Hexabranchidae (Family) > Hexabranchus (Genus) > morsomus (Species) 
Initial determination:
Ev. Marcus & Er. Marcus, 1962 
Occurrence:
Antigua and Barbuda, Aruba, Columbia, Costa Rica, Honduras, Martinique, Panama, Puerto Rico, the Cayman Islands, the Netherlands Antilles, Trinidad and Tobago, Venezuela 
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:
0 - 35 Meter 
Habitats:
Coral reefs, Gravel soils, Rubble rocks, Rocky reefs, Rocky, hard seabeds, Seawater, Sea water 
Size:
3.94" - 15.75" (10cm - 40cm) 
Temperature:
27,4 °F - 28,3 °F (27,4°C - 28,3°C) 
Food:
Food specialist, Sponges 
Difficulty:
Not suitable for aquarium keeping 
Offspring:
Not available as offspring 
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:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2024-01-25 12:46:29 

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Hexabranchus morsomus Ev. Marcus & Er. Marcus, 1962

The Spanish dancer is a very large and a strong swimming nudibranch.This is a movement such as a flamenco dancer.This species grows up to 40 cm in length and is normaly red in colour.But a yellow variant is possible.

Hexabranchus morsomus feeds on sponges.

Synonymised names
Caribranchus morsomus (Ev. Marcus & Er. Marcus, 1962) · unaccepted

External links

  1. ResearchGate (en). Abgerufen am 25.01.2024.
  2. ResearchGate (en). Abgerufen am 25.01.2024.
  3. sealifebase (en). Abgerufen am 25.01.2024.
  4. seaslugforum (en). Abgerufen am 25.01.2024.
  5. Wikipedia (en). Abgerufen am 25.01.2024.

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Hexabranchus morsomus,1 m deep, under rock, Young Island NE 2021
Hexabranchus morsomus,1 m deep, night snorkel,Bequia, Bequia Beach Hotel 2021

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