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Embletonia pulchra Beautiful Embletonia

Embletonia pulchra is commonly referred to as Beautiful Embletonia. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.


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Embletonia pulchra, 2016


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lexID:
7709 
AphiaID:
141638 
Scientific:
Embletonia pulchra 
German:
Schöne Embetonia, Fadenschnecke 
English:
Beautiful Embletonia 
Category:
Nakensnäckor 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Nudibranchia (Order) > Embletoniidae (Family) > Embletonia (Genus) > pulchra (Species) 
Initial determination:
(Alder & Hancock, ), 1844 
Occurrence:
Ghana, the North Sea, European Coasts, North Atlantic Ocean, Norway, Sweden, the British Isles, the Mediterranean Sea 
Sea depth:
Meter 
Habitats:
Intertidal zone, Tidal Zone, Sandy sea floors, Seagrass meadows, Eelgrass Meadows 
Size:
0,75 cm 
Temperature:
3,5 °F - 68 °F (3,5°C - 20°C) 
Food:
Food specialist, Hydrozoa polyps, Predatory 
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
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Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2023-11-28 19:15:21 

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Embletonia pulchra (Alder & Hancock, 1844)

The ground colour of this minute nudibranch is translucent yellowih- white with white speckles.. On the dorsum may be up to 10 pairs of club-shaped cerataThe head is heart-shaped, the rhinophores are smooth. There are no oral tentacles.Body size to 7.5 mm.

This species can be found all round the British Isles,from Norway to the Mediterranean.

Synonyms:
Embletonia faurei Labbé, 1923
Pterochilus pulcher Alder & Hancock, 1844

Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Heterobranchia (Subclass) > Opisthobranchia (Infraclass) > Nudibranchia (Order) > Dexiarchia (Suborder) > Cladobranchia (Infraorder) > Cladobranchia (Parvorder) > Embletoniidae (Family) > Embletonia (Genus) > rEmbletonia pulchra (Species)

External links

  1. artsdatabanken (no). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  2. Habitas (Encyclopedia of Marine Life of Britain and Ireland) (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  3. Sea Slug Forum (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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