Okenia mexicorum

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Okenia mexicorum, Puerto Vallarta 2010, Copyright Dr. Alicia Hermosillo

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Okenia mexicorum, Bahia de Banderas 2003, Copyright Dr. Alicia Hermosillo

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AphiaID:: 388776

Scientific:: Okenia mexicorum
German:: Nacktschnecke
English:: Nudibranch

Category:: Nakensnäckor
Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Nudibranchia (Order) > Goniodorididae (Family) > Okenia (Genus) > mexicorum (Species)
Initial determination:: Gosliner & Bertsch, 2004

Occurrence:: Kaliforniska viken, Mexicanska golfen, Mexico (East Pacific), Östra Stillahavet
Size:: 0.5 cm - 0.8 cm
Temperature:: 20°C - 25°C
Food:: Bryozoans (sea mats), Matspecialist
Difficulty:: Not suitable for aquarium keeping
Offspring:: None

CITES:: Not evaluated
Red List:: Not evaluated (NE)

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Okenia academica
Okenia africana
Okenia ameliae
Okenia amoenula
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Okenia angelensis
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Okenia angelica
Nacktschnecke
Okenia aspersa
Nacktschnecke
Okenia atkinsonorum
Pink Okenia
Okenia barnardi
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Okenia brunneomaculata
Nacktschnecke
Okenia cochimi
Nacktschnecke
Okenia cupella
Okenia digitata
Okenia distincta
Nacktschnecke
Okenia echinata
Nacktschnecke
Okenia elegans
Nacktschnecke
Okenia eolida
Nacktschnecke
Okenia evelinae
Okenia felis
Nacktschnecke
Okenia ghanensis
Okenia hallucigenia
Okenia harastii
Nacktschnecke
Okenia hiroi
Okenia hispanica
Okenia hypogaea
Okenia impexa
Nacktschnecke
Okenia japonica
Okenia kendi
Nacktschnecke
Okenia kondoi
Nacktschnecke
Okenia lambat
Okenia leachii
Okenia liklik
Nacktschnecke
Okenia luna
Nacktschnecke
Okenia mediterranea
Nacktschnecke
Okenia mellita
Okenia mexicorum
Nacktschnecke
Okenia mica
Okenia mija
Okenia miramarae
Okenia nakamotoensis
Nakamoto Nacktschnecke
Okenia opuntia
Okenia pellucida
Nacktschnecke
Okenia pilosa
Nacktschnecke
Okenia purpurata
Okenia purpureolineata
Okenia rhinorma
Nacktschnecke
Okenia rosacea
Hopkins Rose
Okenia sapelona
Okenia stellata
Nacktschnecke
Okenia vancouverensis
Okenia vena
Nacktschnecke
Okenia virginiae
Nacktschnecke
Okenia zoobotryon
Nacktschnecke

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Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2015-01-24 16:57:59
Last edit:: 2015-01-24 16:57:59

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Okenia mexicorum Gosliner & Bertsch, 2004

The body is 5-8 mm,small and elongate.There are eight to ten papillae on each side of the body.The posterior two papillae on each side are longer than the other papillae. The body is translucent with red patches along the sides.

Sea slugs Genus Okenia feeding exclusively on bryozoans (moss animals).

Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Heterobranchia (Subclass) > Opisthobranchia (Infraclass) > Nudibranchia (Order) > Euctenidiacea (Suborder) > Doridacea (Infraorder) > Onchidoridoidea (Superfamily) > Goniodorididae (Family) > Okenia (Genus) > Okenia mexicorum (Species)

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