Siphopteron brunneomarginatum Darkmargin Batwing Slug

Siphopteron brunneomarginatum is commonly referred to as Darkmargin Batwing Slug. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping.

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Siphopteron brunneomarginatum , Taiwan 2013

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AphiaID:: 599451

Scientific:: Siphopteron brunneomarginatum
German:: Braunrand-Fledermausschnecke
English:: Darkmargin Batwing Slug

Category:

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Cephalaspidea (Order) > Gastropteridae (Family) > Siphopteron (Genus) > brunneomarginatum (Species)
Initial determination:: (Carlson & Hoff, ), 1974

Occurrence:: Australia, Guam, Hawaii, Indian Ocean, Marschall Islands, Okinawa, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, South-Africa, Taiwan, Tansania, Thailand, Western Pacific Ocean
Sea depth:: Meter
Habitats:: Seawater, Sea water
Size:: 0.08" - 0.16" (0.2cm - 0.4cm)
Temperature:: 71.6 °F - 80.6 °F (22°C - 27°C)
Food:: Food specialist, No reliable information available
Difficulty:: Not suitable for aquarium keeping
Offspring:: None

CITES:

Not evaluated

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE)

Related species at Catalog of Life:

Siphopteron alboaurantium
Siphopteron brunneomarginatum
Braunrand-Fledermausschnecke
Siphopteron citrinum
Siphopteron flavobrunneum
Siphopteron flavum
Gelbe Fledermausschnecke
Siphopteron fuscum
Fledermausschnecken
Siphopteron ladrones
Marianen Fledermausschnecke
Siphopteron leah
Siphopteron michaeli
Fledermausschnecke
Siphopteron nigromarginatum
Schwarzrand-Fledermausschnecke
Siphopteron pohnpei
Siphopteron quadrispinosum
Fledermausschnecke
Siphopteron tigrinum
Tiger Fledermausschnecke

More related species in this lexicon:

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2015-03-21 17:11:13
Last edit:: 2025-01-04 11:22:28

Info

Siphopteron brunneomarginatum (Carlson & Hoff, 1974)

This tiny Batwing Slug is yellow with brown borders to the parapodia.The yellow colour is produced by closely spaced opaque yellow specks on a translucent clear body.

Similar is Siphopteron nigromarginatum with black lines (" nigromarginatum").

Synonym:
Gastropteron brunneomarginatum

External links

Rfbolland.com (en) (Archive.org). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
Sea Slug Forum (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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Dark-margined siphopteron, Siphopteron brunneomarginatum, Tanzania 2014

Siphopteron brunneomarginatum , Taiwan 2013

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