Bursatella africana Shaggy Sea Hare

Bursatella africana is commonly referred to as Shaggy Sea Hare. Difficulty in the aquarium: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:

17223 

AphiaID:

1765500 

Scientific:

Bursatella africana 

German:

Afrikanischer Seehase, Zotteliger Seehase 

English:

Shaggy Sea Hare 

Category:

Sjöharar 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Aplysiida (Order) > Aplysiidae (Family) > Bursatella (Genus) > africana (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Engel, ), 1926 

Occurrence:

South-Africa 

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:

Meter 

Habitats:

Algae zones, Seawater, Sea water 

Temperature:

°F - 68 °F (°C - 20°C) 

Food:

Algae (Algivore), algae grazer, epiphytes feeder, Herbivorous 

Difficulty:

There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully 

Offspring:

None 

Toxicity:

Toxic hazard unknown 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE) 

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

• 
  Bursatella leachii
  Klumpen-Seehase,Blaupunkt-Seehase

 

More related species
in this lexicon:

• 
  Bursatella africana
  Afrikanischer Seehase, Zotteliger Seehase
• 
  Bursatella hirsuta
  Seehase

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2025-02-12 16:09:56 

Last edit:

2025-02-12 16:24:42 

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