Ercolania tentaculata Tentacle Ercolania

Ercolania tentaculata is commonly referred to as Tentacle Ercolania. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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Ercolania tentaculata,Bana, Mueang Pattani District, Pattani, TH 2026

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lexID:: 18162
AphiaID:: 494673

Scientific:: Ercolania tentaculata
German:: Tentakel Ercolania
English:: Tentacle Ercolania

Category:

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Limapontiidae (Family) > Ercolania (Genus) > tentaculata (Species)
Initial determination:: (Eliot, ), 1917

Occurrence:: Hong Kong, Singapore, Thailand
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:: 0,3 - 10 Meter
Habitats:: Algae zones, Brackish water, Estuaries (river mouths), Intertidal zone, Tidal Zone, Muddy grounds, Tide pools / rock pools
Size:: 0,5 cm
Temperature:: 68 °F - 86 °F (20°C - 30°C)
Food:: Algae (Algivore), Herbivorous
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:

Ercolania annelyleorum
Saftsauger
Ercolania boodleae
Boodlea Saftsauger
Ercolania coerulea
Saftsauger, Blauer Stiliger
Ercolania endophytophaga
Endophytophaga Saftsauger
Ercolania erbsus
Ercolania felina
Katzen-Ercolania, Saftsaugerschnecke
Ercolania fuscata
Dunkle Ercolania, Saftsauger
Ercolania gopalai
Ercolania halophilae
Ercolania irregularis
Ercolania kencolesi
Ken Coles Ercolania, Saftsauger
Ercolania lozanoi
Lozanos Ercolania
Ercolania margaritae
Ercolania nigra
Ercolania pica
Ercolania raorum
Ercolania selva
Ercolania subviridis
Ercolania talis
Ercolania translucens
Ercolania varians
Ercolania viridis

More related species in this lexicon:

Ercolania tentaculata
Tentakel Ercolania

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2026-02-16 13:38:25
Last edit:: 2026-02-16 13:58:36

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Ercolania tentaculata (Eliot, 1917)

Ercolania tentaculata is a species of sacoglossan sea slug in the family Limapontiidae. It is estuarine.

Synonymised names
Stiliger tentaculatus Eliot, 1917 · unaccepted (original combination)

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Ercolania tentaculata,Bana, Mueang Pattani District, Pattani, TH 2026

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