Thordisa villosa Nudibranch

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

Scott & Jeanette Johnson, Kwajalein Unterwater

Thordisa villosa, 50mm, Kwajalein

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lexID:: 8071
AphiaID:: 599532

Scientific:: Thordisa villosa
German:: Nacktschnecke
English:: Nudibranch

Category:: Nakensnäckor

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Nudibranchia (Order) > Discodorididae (Family) > Thordisa (Genus) > villosa (Species)
Initial determination:: (Alder & Hancock, ), 1864

Occurrence:: Australia, Indian Ocean, Indonesia, Java, New Caledonia, Philippines, Singapore, Western Pacific Ocean
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:: Seawater, Sea water
Size:: up to 2.76" (7 cm)
Temperature:: 71.6 °F - 80.6 °F (22°C - 27°C)
Food:: Carnivore, 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:

Thordisa aculeata
Thordisa albomacula
Thordisa aurea
Thordisa azmanii
Azmanis Thordisa
Thordisa bimaculata
Zweipunkt Thordisa
Thordisa burnupi
Thordisa diuda
Orange Thordisa
Thordisa filix
Nacktschnecke
Thordisa harrisi
Thordisa hilaris
Thordisa ladislavii
Thordisa lurca
Thordisa luteola
Thordisa nieseni
Thordisa oliva
Nacktschnecke
Thordisa pallida
Thordisa poplei
Thordisa rubescens
Rote Thordisa
Thordisa sanguinea
Thordisa tahala
Thordisa verrucosa
Thordisa villosa
Nacktschnecke

More related species in this lexicon:

Thordisa sp.11
Nacktschnecke

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2015-03-01 13:24:00
Last edit:: 2024-09-13 13:15:26

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Thordisa villosa (Alder & Hancock, 1864)

The back ground colour is usually yellowish. On the mantle are dark patches and large tubercles. On the tips of the tubercles are fluid filled papillae. There are some variations in colour. Juvenile are translucent white to pale yellow in colour.Rhinophore are are brownish to orange tiped. Some specimens have translucent white tips. Gills are translucent brownish-grey.

Thordisa villosa feeds exclusively on sponges.

Synonymised names
Doris villosa Alder & Hancock, 1864 · unaccepted (original combination)
Thordisa maculigera Bergh, 1877 · unaccepted
Thordisa stellata Eliot, 1904 · unaccepted

External links

Medslugs - Dr. Peter Wirtz (multi) (Archive.org). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
Sea Slug Forum (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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