Doriopsilla spaldingi Spalding's Dorid

Doriopsilla spaldingi is commonly referred to as Spalding's Dorid. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Phil Garner, Southern California Marine Life, USA

Doriopsilla spaldingi, 2016

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lexID:: 12981
AphiaID:: 458417

Scientific:: Doriopsilla spaldingi
German:: Spaldings Doris
English:: Spalding's Dorid

Category:: Nudibranchs

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Nudibranchia (Order) > Dendrodorididae (Family) > Doriopsilla (Genus) > spaldingi (Species)
Initial determination:: Valdés & Behrens, 1998

Occurrence:: Eastern Pacific Ocean, North Pacific (Ocean), USA
Sea depth:: - 35 Meter
Size:: 1.97" - 3.54" (5cm - 9cm)
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:

Doriopsilla albopunctata
Weißgepunktete Doris
Doriopsilla areolata
Nacktschnecke
Doriopsilla aurea
Doriopsilla bertschi
Doriopsilla capensis
Weiß-Gepunktete Doriopsilla, Kap Doriopsilla
Doriopsilla carneola
Nacktschnecke
Doriopsilla davebehrensi
Nacktschnecke
Doriopsilla debruini
Doriopsilla elitae
Doriopsilla espinosai
Doriopsilla fulva
Gesalzene Doris, Weiß Gesprenkelte Doriopsilla
Doriopsilla gemela
Nacktschnecke
Doriopsilla janaina
Nacktschnecke
Doriopsilla miniata
Bekritzelte Doriopsilla
Doriopsilla nigrocera
Doriopsilla nigrolineata
Doriopsilla pallida
Doriopsilla peculiaris
Nacktschnecke
Doriopsilla pelseneeri
Pelseneers Doriopsilla
Doriopsilla rowena
Nacktschnecke
Doriopsilla spaldingi
Spaldings Doris
Doriopsilla tishae

More related species in this lexicon:

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2020-04-26 19:56:43
Last edit:: 2020-04-26 20:01:56

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Doriopsilla spaldingi Valdés & Behrens, 1998

This species is very easily to recognize by the iridescent blue band around the mantle margin. Similar to Doriopsilla albopunctata, that lack the iridescent blue band around the mantle margin.

Sea slugs genus Doriopsilla feed ond sponges.

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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