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Dermatobranchus tuberculatus Nudibranch


Profilbild Urheber Scott & Jeanette Johnson, Kwajalein Unterwater

Dermatobranchus tuberculatus a527-190430-08


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lexID:
9194 
AphiaID:
558995 
Scientific:
Dermatobranchus tuberculatus 
German:
Furchenschnecke 
English:
Nudibranch 
Category:
Nakensnäckor 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Nudibranchia (Order) > Arminidae (Family) > Dermatobranchus (Genus) > tuberculatus (Species) 
Initial determination:
Gosliner & Fahey, 2011 
Occurrence:
Australia, Indo Pacific, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, Western Pacific Ocean 
Size:
up to 0.98" (2.5 cm) 
Temperature:
°F - 77 °F (°C - 25°C) 
Food:
Coral polyps = corallivorous, Predatory 
Difficulty:
Not suitable for home aquaria! 
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:
2016-01-20 19:20:16 

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Dermatobranchus tuberculatus Gosliner & Fahey, 2011

Dermatobranchus tuberculatus has recently been described in the year 2011.

Dermatobranchus tuberculatus is characterized by a mottled tan notum with rounded tubercles. There are no distinct longitudinal ridges in any animals of this nudibranch.

The oral veil is wthitish with a few dark brown specks,has rounded corners and a pink to purple margin.

Similar are Dermatobranchus pustulosus,Dermatobranchus fasciatus and Dermatobranchus semilunus.

Sea snails of the Familiy Arminidae generally eat soft corals and sea pens.It is often seen burrowing in sand.

External links

  1. Medslugs - Dr. Peter Wirtz (multi) (Archive.org). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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