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Coryphellina aurora Aurora Coryphellina

Coryphellina aurora is commonly referred to as Aurora Coryphellina. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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Coryphellina aurora,Queensland, Australia 2019


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lexID:
15142 
AphiaID:
1578297 
Scientific:
Coryphellina aurora 
German:
Aurora Coryphellina 
English:
Aurora Coryphellina 
Category:
Nudibranchs 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Nudibranchia (Order) > Flabellinidae (Family) > Coryphellina (Genus) > aurora (Species) 
Initial determination:
Ekimova, Deart, Antokhina, Mikhlina & Schepetov, 2022 
Occurrence:
Malaysia, Vietnam 
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:
- 25 Meter 
Habitats:
Rocky, hard seabeds, Seawater, Sea water 
Size:
2,7 cm 
Temperature:
°F - 82.4 °F (°C - 28°C) 
Food:
Carnivore, Food specialist, Hydrozoa polyps 
Difficulty:
Not suitable for aquarium keeping 
Offspring:
None 
Toxicity:
Toxic hazard unknown 
CITES:
Not evaluated 
Red List:
Not evaluated (NE) 
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Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2025-06-23 16:17:06 

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Coryphellina aurora Ekimova, Deart, Antokhina, Mikhlina & Schepetov, 2022

This is a new described species. Feeds probably on hydrozoon polyps.

Coryphellina rubrolineata was believed to be a widespread tropical species with high diversity in external and internal morphological.

Four new species described in 2022 :
Coryphellina pseudolotos
Coryphellina pannae
Coryphellina flamma
Coryphellina aurora

These four species differ in combination of coloration and other external traits and show minor differences in internal morphology.

Etymology: "aurora" (Latin) referred to the beautiful pinkish coloration of this species, resembling the color patterns of the sunrise along the Vietnamese coast.

External links

  1. MPDI (en). Abgerufen am 03.09.2022.

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Coryphellina aurora,Bitung, ID-SW, ID 2015
Coryphellina aurora,Queensland, Australia 2019
Coryphellina aurora,Queensland, Australia 2019

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