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Berthellina ilisima Engel's Gumdrop, Orange Blob

Berthellina ilisima is commonly referred to as Engel's Gumdrop, Orange Blob. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.


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Berthellina ilisima 2024


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lexID:
8034 
AphiaID:
575283 
Scientific:
Berthellina ilisima 
German:
Engels Gummibärchen, Oranger Blob 
English:
Engel's Gumdrop, Orange Blob 
Category:
Nakensnäckor 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Pleurobranchida (Order) > Pleurobranchidae (Family) > Berthellina (Genus) > ilisima (Species) 
Initial determination:
Ev. Marcus & Er. Marcus, 1967 
Occurrence:
Costa Rica, Eastern Pacific Ocean, Galapagos Islands, Gulf of California, Mexico (East Pacific), North Pacific (Ocean), Panama 
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:
0 - 45 Meter 
Habitats:
Intertidal zone, Tidal Zone, Seawater, Sea water 
Size:
2.36" - 3.94" (6cm - 10cm) 
Temperature:
6,7 °F - 27,7 °F (6,7°C - 27,7°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
:
 
Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2024-02-11 20:07:13 

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Berthellina ilisima Marcus & Marcus, 1967

This uniformly bright orange sea slug was formerly known as Berthellina engeli.Berthellina ilisima is common from Southern California to Mexico and the Atlantic coast of North America.

This sea slug feeds on sponges of genus Oscarella. Berthellina ilisima is active at the night.

Synonym:
Berthellina engeli ilisima

External links

  1. Sea Slug Forum (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  2. sealifebase (en). Abgerufen am 02.01.2024.

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