Aegires punctilucens Nudibranch

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

Thomas Menut, Frankreich

Aegires punctilucens,Finistère, Bretagne, FR 2025

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lexID:: 5952
AphiaID:: 138706

Scientific:: Aegires punctilucens
German:: Nacktschnecke
English:: Nudibranch

Category:: Nakensnäckor

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Nudibranchia (Order) > Aegiridae (Family) > Aegires (Genus) > punctilucens (Species)
Initial determination:: (d'Orbigny, ), 1837

Occurrence:: Ghana, Australia, European Coasts, France, Ireland, Japan, Lofoten Islands, Norway, Red Sea, Sweden, the British Isles, the Mediterranean Sea
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:: Kelp forests, Seawater, Sea water, Sponge areas
Size:: 0.39" - 0.79" (1cm - 2cm)
Temperature:: 0,6 °F - 77 °F (0,6°C - 25°C)
Food:: 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:

Aegires absalaoi
Aegires acauda
Aegires albopunctatus
Salz-und-Pfeffer Doris
Aegires albus
Nacktschnecke
Aegires citrinus
Zitrusgelbe-Aegires
Aegires corrugatus
Aegires evorae
Aegires exeches
Nacktschnecke
Aegires flores
Blüten Aegires
Aegires gomezi
Aegires gracilis
Aegires hapsis
Nacktschnecke
Aegires incisus
Aegires incusus
Nacktschnecke
Aegires lagrifaensis
Aegires lemoncello
Lemoncello Aegires
Aegires leuckartii
Leuckarts Aegires
Aegires malinus
Nacktschnecke
Aegires ninguis
Knubbelige Kap Aegires, Weiße Aegires
Aegires ochum
Aegires ortizi
Aegires palensis
Nacktschnecke
Aegires petalis
Aegires punctilucens
Nacktschnecke
Aegires sublaevis
Glatte Aegiris
Aegires villosus
Zottelige Aegires

More related species in this lexicon:

Aegires sp.07
Nacktschnecke

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2013-08-26 17:55:15
Last edit:: 2024-04-05 19:25:58

Info

Aegires punctilucens (d'Orbigny, 1837)

Aegires punctilucens is very inconspicuous, brown or white in colour, has many knob-shaped tubercles and tiny iridescent blue spots. The oral tentacles are short and rounded and the rhinophores are smooth.

This sea slug is well camouflaged amongst its food, the calcareous sponge Leucosolenia botryoides.

Synonymised names
Aegires hispidus Hesse, 1872 · unaccepted
Aegirus hispidus Hesse, 1872 · unaccepted (dubious synonym)
Doris maura Forbes, 1840 · unaccepted
Polycera horrida Hesse, 1872 · unaccepted (synonym)
Polycera punctilucens d'Orbigny, 1837 · unaccepted (original combination)

External links

artsdatabanken (no). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
Encyclopedia of marine life of Britain and Ireland (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
OPK (en). Abgerufen am 17.06.2025.
researchgate.net (en). Abgerufen am 17.02.2025.
sealifebase (en). Abgerufen am 05.04.2024.

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Aegires punctilucens © Anne Frijsinger & Mat Vestjens, Holland

Aegires punctilucens,Finistère, Bretagne, FR 2025

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