Hancockia uncinata Nudibranch

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

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lexID:

7661 

AphiaID:

140081 

Scientific:

Hancockia uncinata 

German:

Krummtentakel Hancockia 

English:

Nudibranch 

Category:

Nakensnäckor 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Nudibranchia (Order) > Hancockiidae (Family) > Hancockia (Genus) > uncinata (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Hesse, ), 1872 

Occurrence:

the North Sea, East-Atlantic Ocean, European Coasts, France, Ireland, Northeast Atlantic, Norway, Portugal, Spain, the British Isles, the Canary Islands, the Mediterranean Sea 

Sea depth:

1 - 30 Meter 

Habitats:

Algae zones, Intertidal zone, Tidal Zone, Seagrass meadows, Eelgrass Meadows 

Size:

up to 0.59" (1.5 cm) 

Temperature:

3,5 °F - 73.4 °F (3,5°C - 23°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:

• Hancockia burni
• 
  Hancockia californica
  Hancock's Nacktschnecke
• Hancockia papillata
• Hancockia ryrca
• 
  Hancockia schoeferti
  Seetang Flammen-Schnecke
• 
  Hancockia uncinata
  Krummtentakel Hancockia
• Hancockia uniflora

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2014-11-02 14:39:17 

Last edit:

2023-12-01 14:02:09 

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