Nanuca cahuitaensis

Nanuca cahuitaensis is commonly referred to as . Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:

18152 

AphiaID:

1831606 

Scientific:

Nanuca cahuitaensis 

German:

Cahuita Nanuca 

Category:

Nakensnäckor 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Nudibranchia (Order) > Myrrhinidae (Family) > Nanuca (Genus) > cahuitaensis (Species) 

Initial determination:

Henryco, Meirelles, García-Méndez, Camacho-García, Á. Valdés, Schrödl & Padula, 2025 

Occurrence:

Costa Rica, Panama, the Caribbean, Venezuela 

Marine Zone:

Intertidal (Eulittoral), intertidal zone between the high and low tide lines characterized by the alternation of low and high tide down to 15 meters 

Sea depth:

Meter 

Habitats:

Seawater, Sea water 

Size:

0,8 cm 

Temperature:

°F - 82.4 °F (°C - 28°C) 

Food:

Carnivore, Food specialist, Hydrozoa polyps, No reliable information available 

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:

• 
  Nanuca sebastiani
  Sebastians Nanuca

 

More related species
in this lexicon:

• 
  Nanuca cahuitaensis
  Cahuita Nanuca
• 
  Nanuca leali
  Leals Nanuca
• 
  Nanuca smaugi
  Drache Smaug Nanuca

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2026-02-13 20:48:03 

Last edit:

2026-02-13 20:52:57 

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