Tenellia gymnota Orange-tipped Eolis

Tenellia gymnota is commonly referred to as Orange-tipped Eolis. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Jeff Goddard, USA

Catriona gymnota 5 mm long, found in a pool at low tide. My first time finding this species.2022

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lexID:: 6001
AphiaID:: 890625

Scientific:: Tenellia gymnota
German:: Fadenschnecke
English:: Orange-tipped Eolis

Category:: Nakensnäckor

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Nudibranchia (Order) > Trinchesiidae (Family) > Tenellia (Genus) > gymnota (Species)
Initial determination:: (Couthouy, ), 1838

Occurrence:: the North Sea, Belgium, Canada Western Atlantic, European Coasts, France, Gulf of Maine, North-West-Atlantic, the British Isles, USA
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:: Mudflat, Wadden Sea
Size:: up to 0.79" (2 cm)
Temperature:: °F - 68 °F (°C - 20°C)
Food:: Carnivore, Food specialist, Hydrozoa polyps
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:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2013-09-04 19:08:39
Last edit:: 2025-08-25 13:54:34

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Tenellia gymnota (Couthouy, 1838

The digestive gland is orange pink in colour and the tips are orange ore pinkish. In larger specimens the rhinophores develop a pale orange suffusion.

Tenellia gymnota feeds on hydroids of genus Tubularia.

Synonymised names
Catriona gymnota (Couthouy, 1838) · unaccepted > superseded combination
Cratena gymnota (Couthouy, 1838) · unaccepted (unaccepted combination)
Cuthona gymnota (Couthouy, 1838) · unaccepted
Eolis gymnota Couthouy, 1838 · unaccepted > superseded combination
Eolis sanguifera Dalyell, 1853 · unaccepted (synonym)
Montagua gouldii A. E. Verrill, 1874 · unaccepted (synonym)

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Cuthona gymnota © Anne Frijsinger & Mat Vestjens, Holland

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Catriona gymnota 5 mm long, found in a pool at low tide. My first time finding this species.2022

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