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Avaldesia tamatoa Nudibranch

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

Profilbild Urheber Scott & Jeanette Johnson, Kwajalein Unterwater

Avaldesia tamatoa, 32mm,Kwajalein

The one was in a Halimeda algae patch on a Kwajalein lagoon reef on 13 October 2013. This is a paratype from the original description.
Courtesy of the author Scott & Jeanette Johnson, Kwajalein Unterwater . Please visit www.underwaterkwaj.com for more information.

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lexID:
16250 
AphiaID:
1736103 
Scientific:
Avaldesia tamatoa 
German:
Tamatoa Nacktschnecke 
English:
Nudibranch 
Category:
Nakensnäckor 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Nudibranchia (Order) > Discodorididae (Family) > Avaldesia (Genus) > tamatoa (Species) 
Initial determination:
Donohoo & Gosliner, 2024 
Occurrence:
Indo Pacific, Marschall Islands, Papua New Guinea 
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:
6 - 10 Meter 
Habitats:
Algae zones, Lagoons, Rocky reefs, Sandy sea floors, Seawater, Sea water 
Size:
0.79" - 1.18" (2,5cm - 3,2cm) 
Temperature:
°F - 78.8 °F (°C - 26°C) 
Food:
Food specialist, No reliable information available, Sponges 
Difficulty:
Not suitable for aquarium keeping 
Offspring:
None 
Toxicity:
Toxic hazard unknown 
CITES:
Not evaluated 
Red List:
Not evaluated (NE) 
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in this lexicon:
 
Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2024-07-22 10:31:17 

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Avaldesia tamatoa Donohoo & Gosliner, 2024

The genus Avaldesia was recreated in 2024 and currently only includes 3 species. Thordisa alsbomaculata became Avaldesia albomacula (J. M. Chan & Gosliner, 2007) and Thordisa tahala became Avaldesia tahala (J. M. Chan & Gosliner, 2007). In addition, the new species Avaldesia tamatoa was described for the first time.

Avaldesia tamatoa is variable in color. Most specimens have been found in Halimeda lagoon areas at depths of 7 to 10 m, but several have also been found under rocks in shallow lagoon reefs.

External links

  1. Researchgate (en). Abgerufen am 14.02.2024.
  2. underwaterkwaj (en). Abgerufen am 14.02.2024.

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Avaldesia tamatoa, 32mm,Kwajalein
Avaldesia tamatoa, 1cm, Kwajalein 2012 - This is a paratype from the original description.
Avaldesia tamatoa, 32mm, Kwajalein
Avaldesia tamatoa, 32mm, Kwajalein
Avaldesia tamatoa, 32mm, Kwajalein

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