Felimare malacitana nudibranch

Felimare malacitana, LA HERRADURA 2016

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lexID:: 11077
AphiaID:: 597829

Scientific:: Felimare malacitana
German:: Prachtsternschnecke
English:: Nudibranch

Category:: Nudibranchs

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Nudibranchia (Order) > Chromodorididae (Family) > Felimare (Genus) > malacitana (Species)
Initial determination:: (Luque, ), 1986

Occurrence:: European Coasts, North Atlantic Ocean, Portugal, Spain, the Mediterranean Sea
Sea depth:: 7 - 8 Meter
Size:: 0.79" - 1.57" (2,0cm - 4,0cm)
Temperature:: °F - 68 °F (°C - 20°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:

Felimare acriba
Goldgekrönte Meeresgöttin, Prachtsternschnecke
Felimare agassizii
Agassiz's Prachtsternschnecke
Felimare amalguae
Cedros Prachtsternschnecke
Felimare bayeri
Felimare bilineata
Zweistreifen-Sternschnecke, Doppellinien-Sternschnecke
Felimare californiensis
Kalifornische Blaue Prachtsternschnecke
Felimare cantabrica
Cantabria Felimare
Felimare ciminoi
Felimare espinosai
Felimare fentoni
Felimare fontandraui
Font-Andreu Prachtsternschnecke
Felimare francoisae
Prachtsternschnecke
Felimare fregona
Sunset-Prachtsternschnecke
Felimare garciagomezi
Felimare gasconi
Felimare ghiselini
Felimare gofasi
Felimare grahami
Felimare juliae
Prachtsternschnecke
Felimare kempfi
Kempfs-Prachtsternschnecke, Prupurkonen Seegöttin
Felimare lajensis
Felimare lapislazuli
Felimare lilyeveae
Felimare malacitana
Prachtsternschnecke
Felimare marci
Prachtsternschnecke
Felimare molloi
Felimare muniainae
Felimare olgae
Felimare orsinii
Orsini Prachtsternschnecke
Felimare paulomarcioi
Felimare picta
Bemalte Prachtsternschnecke, Meeresgöttin
Felimare porterae
Porters Prachtsternschnecke
Felimare ruthae
Gold-Linien Prachtsternschnecke
Felimare sisalensis
Felimare sycilla
Felimare tema
Prachtsternschnecke
Felimare tricolor
Dreifarbi-Prachtsternschnecke
Felimare villafranca
Nizza Prachtsternschnecke
Felimare xicoi
Felimare zebra

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2017-09-25 19:39:33
Last edit:: 2017-09-26 05:44:28

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Felimare malacitana (Luque, 1986)

Felimare malacitana has a blue to dark blue-black body. On the body there are yellow specks. The mantle edge is blue-yellow lined. Gills and rhinophores are opaque light-blue lined with fine yellow.

This blue nudibranch feeds on sponges.

Synonym:
Hypselodoris malacitana Luque, 1986

Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Heterobranchia (Subclass) > Opisthobranchia (Infraclass) > Nudibranchia (Order) > Euctenidiacea (Suborder) > Doridacea (Infraorder) > Doridoidea (Superfamily) > Chromodorididae (Family) > Felimare (Genus) > Felimare malacitana (Species)

External links

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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