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Hypselodoris krakatoa Krakatoa Hypselodoris, Volcano Nudibranch

Hypselodoris krakatoa is commonly referred to as Krakatoa Hypselodoris, Volcano Nudibranch. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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Hypselodoris krakatoa, Batangas, Philippines 2023


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lexID:
5417 
AphiaID:
457526 
Scientific:
Hypselodoris krakatoa 
German:
Krakatoa-Prachtsternschnecke, Vulkan-Prachtsternschnecke 
English:
Krakatoa Hypselodoris, Volcano Nudibranch 
Category:
Nakensnäckor 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Nudibranchia (Order) > Chromodorididae (Family) > Hypselodoris (Genus) > krakatoa (Species) 
Initial determination:
Gosliner & R. F. Johnson, 1999 
Occurrence:
(the) Maldives, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Cambodia, Central Pazific, India, Indian Ocean, Indo Pacific, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Myanmar, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Solomon Islands, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam, Western Pacific Ocean 
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:
Seawater, Sea water 
Size:
1.77" - 2.17" (4.5cm - 5.5cm) 
Temperature:
71.6 °F - 82.4 °F (22°C - 28°C) 
Food:
Carnivore, Food specialist, Sponges 
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:
 
More related species
in this lexicon:
 
Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2024-08-20 13:47:04 

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Hypselodoris krakatoa Gosliner & R. F. Johnson, 1999

Hypselodoris krakatoa has a pale brown-white body with black lines and white spots, a purplish-blue foot,the gills are a light-brown and rhinophores are orange-white.

This species feeds exclusively on sponges.

The name "krakatoa" refers to an Indonesian island.

Similar to Hypselodoris cerisae.

External links

  1. Sea Slug Forum (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  2. SeaLifeBase (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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Hypselodoris krakatoa, Batangas, Philippines 2023

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