Learchis poica Poica Nudibranch

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

Dennis Rabeling, Lanzarote, Kanarischen Inseln

Learchis poica, Las Palmas, ES-CN, ES 2023

Courtesy of the author Dennis Rabeling, Lanzarote, Kanarischen Inseln . Please visit www.inaturalist.org for more information.

Uploaded by Muelly.

Image detail

Profile

lexID:: 16707
AphiaID:: 420632

Scientific:: Learchis poica
German:: Poica Fadenschnecke
English:: Poica Nudibranch

Category:: Nudibranchs

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Nudibranchia (Order) > Facelinidae (Family) > Learchis (Genus) > poica (Species)
Initial determination:: Ev. Marcus & Er. Marcus, 1960

Occurrence:: Ghana, Barbados, Aruba, Canada Eastern Pacific, Costa Rica, Cuba, Curacao, Florida, Grenada, Gulf of Mexico, Jamaica, Martinique, North Atlantic Ocean, The Bahamas, the Canary Islands, the Cape Verde Archipelago, the Caribbean, the Cayman Islands, USA, Venezuela, West Africa, West-Atlantic Ocean
Marine Zone:: Intertidal (Eulittoral), intertidal zone between the high and low tide lines characterized by the alternation of low and high tide down to 15 meters
Sea depth:: 0 - 5 Meter
Habitats:: Lagoons, Seawater, Sea water
Size:: 0.39" - 0.79" (1,5cm - 2,5cm)
Temperature:: 14,3 °F - 28,2 °F (14,3°C - 28,2°C)
Food:: Carnivore, Hydrozoa polyps
Difficulty:: Not suitable for aquarium keeping
Offspring:: None
Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown