Aegires ninguis Cape Knobbed Dorid

Aegires ninguis is commonly referred to as Cape Knobbed Dorid. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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Aegires ninguis,whittle rock false bay 2023(CC-BY-SA)

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lexID:: 17217
AphiaID:: 388701

Scientific:: Aegires ninguis
German:: Knubbelige Kap Aegires, Weiße Aegires
English:: Cape Knobbed Dorid

Category:: Nudibranchs

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Nudibranchia (Order) > Aegiridae (Family) > Aegires (Genus) > ninguis (Species)
Initial determination:: Fahey & Gosliner, 2004

Occurrence:: California, Endemic species, South-Africa
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:: 10 - 30 Meter
Habitats:: Seawater, Sea water
Size:: 0" - 0.39" (0,6cm - 1,5cm)
Temperature:: °F - 64.4 °F (°C - 18°C)
Food:: Carnivore, 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:

Aegires absalaoi
Aegires acauda
Aegires albopunctatus
Salz-und-Pfeffer Doris
Aegires albus
Nacktschnecke
Aegires citrinus
Zitrusgelbe-Aegires
Aegires corrugatus
Aegires evorae
Aegires exeches
Nacktschnecke
Aegires flores
Blüten Aegires
Aegires gomezi
Aegires gracilis
Aegires hapsis
Nacktschnecke
Aegires incisus
Aegires incusus
Nacktschnecke
Aegires lagrifaensis
Aegires lemoncello
Lemoncello Aegires
Aegires leuckartii
Leuckarts Aegires
Aegires malinus
Nacktschnecke
Aegires ninguis
Knubbelige Kap Aegires, Weiße Aegires
Aegires ochum
Aegires ortizi
Aegires palensis
Nacktschnecke
Aegires petalis
Aegires punctilucens
Nacktschnecke
Aegires sublaevis
Glatte Aegiris
Aegires villosus
Zottelige Aegires

More related species in this lexicon:

Aegires sp.07
Nacktschnecke

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2025-02-09 15:36:55
Last edit:: 2025-02-09 15:36:55

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Aegires ninguis Fahey & Gosliner, 2004

The knobbly nudibranch, Aegires ninguis, is a species of dorid nudibranch. It is a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Aegiridae. Endemic to South Africa.

Similar to Aegires albopunctatus.

External links

researchgate (en). Abgerufen am 09.02.2025.
seaslugforum (en). Abgerufen am 09.02.2025.
Wikipedia (en). Abgerufen am 09.02.2025.

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Aegires ninguis,windmill beach Simon's Town, Cape Town, 7975, South Africa 2020(CC-BY-SA)

Aegires ninguis,whittle rock false bay 2023(CC-BY-SA)

Aegires ninguis,rockeater Cape Point, Cape Town, South Africa 2024(CC-BY-SA)

Aegires ninguis,castor rock Simon's Town, Cape Town, 7975, South Africa 2024 (CC-BY-SA)

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