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Doriprismatica plumbea Nudibranch

Doriprismatica plumbea is commonly referred to as Nudibranch. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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PN0A086 Doriprismatica plumbea,65 mm in length,Big T Reef Top 14 meters 2025


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lexID:
14886 
AphiaID:
597385 
Scientific:
Doriprismatica plumbea 
German:
Prachtsternschnecke 
English:
Nudibranch 
Category:
Nudibranchs 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Nudibranchia (Order) > Chromodorididae (Family) > Doriprismatica (Genus) > plumbea (Species) 
Initial determination:
(Pagenstecher, ), 1877 
Occurrence:
Red Sea, Tansania, Western Indian Ocean 
Marine Zone:
Subtidal, sublittoral, infralittoral, deep zone of the oceans from the lower limit of the intertidal zone (intertidal) to the shelf edge at about 200 m water depth. neritic. 
Sea depth:
Meter 
Size:
7,5 cm 
Temperature:
°F - 77 °F (°C - 25°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:
 
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Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2022-06-10 19:43:11 

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Doriprismatica plumbea (Pagenstecher, 1877)

Doriprismatica plumbea is a dorid nudibranch in the family Chromodorididae. This species is found only in the Red Sea, and around Tanzania in the Western Indian Ocean.

The mantle is brown or reddish-brown in color with speckling of white. The Mantle edge has a broad diffuse inner yellow band, then a narrow irregular greenish blue band and right at the edge a black band. Feeds on sponges.

Synonymised names:
Crepidodoris plumbea Pagenstecher, 1877 · unaccepted (original combination)
Glossodoris plumbea (Pagenstecher, 1877) · unaccepted

External links

  1. doris.ffessm.fr (fr). Abgerufen am 10.06.2022.
  2. Seaslugforum (en). Abgerufen am 10.06.2022.
  3. slugsite.us (en). Abgerufen am 10.04.2024.

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PN0A086 Doriprismatica plumbea,65 mm in length,Big T Reef Top 14 meters 2025
Doriprismatica plumbea, Utende, Mafia Island,Utende Beach, Tanzania 2016 (CC by-sa 3.0)

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