Onchidoris muricata Fuzzy Onchidoris

Onchidoris muricata is commonly referred to as Fuzzy Onchidoris. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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Onchidoris muricata,San Mateo County, California 2025

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AphiaID:: 140640

Scientific:: Onchidoris muricata
German:: Raue Sternschnecke, Weiße Doride
English:: Fuzzy Onchidoris

Category:: Nakensnäckor

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Nudibranchia (Order) > Onchidorididae (Family) > Onchidoris (Genus) > muricata (Species)
Initial determination:: (O. F. Müller, ), 1776

Occurrence:: Alaska (Western Atlantic), European Coasts, France, Gulf of California, North Atlantic Ocean, Norway, Spitsbergen /Svalbard, Sweden, the British Isles, the Faroe Islands, USA, White Sea
Sea depth:: 1 - 250 Meter
Habitats:: Fjords, Intertidal zone, Tidal Zone, Kelp forests
Size:: 0.2" - 0.79" (0.5cm - 2,0cm)
Temperature:: 3,5 °F - 17,5 °F (3,5°C - 17,5°C)
Food:: Bryozoans (sea mats), Carnivore, Food specialist
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:

Onchidoris albonigra
Onchidoris aureopuncta
Onchidoris bilamellata
Seepockenfressende Sternschnecke, Braune Doride
Onchidoris bouvieri
Onchidoris cervinoi
Onchidoris derjugini
Onchidoris diademata
Onchidoris evincta
Kronen Onchidoris
Onchidoris grisea
Onchidoris hystricina
Onchidoris inconspicua
Onchidoris lactea
Onchidoris macropompa
Onchidoris maugeansis
Onchidoris miniata
Onchidoris muricata
Raue Sternschnecke, Weiße Doride
Onchidoris neapolitana
Onchidoris olivacea
Onchidoris perlucea
Onchidoris pusilla
Onchidoris quadrimaculata
Onchidoris reticulata
Onchidoris sparsa
Onchidoris tenella
Onchidoris tridactila

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2016-04-29 20:04:12
Last edit:: 2023-12-02 17:50:12

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Onchidoris muricata (O. F. Müller, 1776)

Onchidoris muricata is a small North Atlantic sea slug.The body colour varies from white to cream-yellow.On the mantle are a lot oft spiculate tubercles. Onchidoris muricata feeds on bryozoan. The main diet seems to be Electra pilosa and Mebranipora membranacea.

Very similar is Adalaria proxima and Adalaria loveni..

Synonymised names:
Doris aspera Alder & Hancock, 1842 · unaccepted
Doris diaphana Alder & Hancock, 1845 · unaccepted (synonym)
Doris muricata O. F. Müller, 1776 · unaccepted (original combination)
Doris ulidiana W. Thompson, 1845 · unaccepted (synonym)
Lamellidoris aspera (Alder & Hancock, 1842) · unaccepted (synonym)
Lamellidoris diaphana (Alder & Hancock, 1845) · unaccepted (synonym)
Lamellidoris muricata (O. F. Müller, 1776) · unaccepted
Onchidoris aspera (Alder & Hancock, 1842) · unaccepted

External links

artsdatabanken (no). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
Sea Slug Forum (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
vimeo - Video (en). Abgerufen am 02.12.2023.

Pictures

Spawn

Weiße Doride Onchidoris muricata with eggs,Shangri-la, Bainbridge Island, WA, USA 2020

Onchidoris muricata with egg masse.Kettle Cove, Maine.2010

Commonly

Onchidoris muricata , Patrick's Point 2015

Onchidoris muricata,San Mateo County, California 2025

Onchidoris muricata, West of Point Glover 2025

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