Dermatobranchus caesitius Blue Pinstripe

Dermatobranchus caesitius is commonly referred to as Blue Pinstripe. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Georgina Jones (CC-BY-SA), Cape Town

Dermatobranchus caesitius, coral haven Matutuíne District, Mozambique 2020 (CC-BY-SA)

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lexID:: 17445
AphiaID:: 558976

Scientific:: Dermatobranchus caesitius
German:: Blauer Nadelstreifen Furchenschnecke
English:: Blue Pinstripe

Category:: Nudibranchs

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Nudibranchia (Order) > Arminidae (Family) > Dermatobranchus (Genus) > caesitius (Species)
Initial determination:: Gosliner & Fahey, 2011

Occurrence:: KwaZulu-Natal (Province East Coast South Africa), Mozambique, Philippines, South-Africa
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:: Meter
Habitats:: Intertidal zone, Tidal Zone, Seawater, Sea water, Soft grounds
Size:: 0.39" - 0.39" (1,0cm - 1,8cm)
Temperature:: °F - 82.4 °F (°C - 28°C)
Food:: Carnivore, Coral polyps = corallivorous
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:

Dermatobranchus albineus
Weiß-Rippen Furchenschnecke
Dermatobranchus albopunctulatus
Dermatobranchus albus
Furchenschnecke
Dermatobranchus arminus
Dermatobranchus caeruleomaculatus
Blau-gefleckte Furchenschnecke
Dermatobranchus caesitius
Blauer Nadelstreifen Furchenschnecke
Dermatobranchus cymatilis
Dermatobranchus dendronephthyphagus
Furchenschnecke
Dermatobranchus diagonalis
Dermatobranchus earlei
Dermatobranchus fasciatus
Dermatobranchus fortunatus
Glücks-Dermatobranchus, Fortunatus-Furchenschnecke
Dermatobranchus funiculus
Furchenschnecke
Dermatobranchus glaber
Dermatobranchus gonatophorus
Furchenschnecke
Dermatobranchus kalyptos
Furchenschnecke
Dermatobranchus kokonas
Dermatobranchus leoni
Dermatobranchus marginlatus
Dermatobranchus microphallus
Dermatobranchus multidentatus
Dermatobranchus multistriatus
Dermatobranchus nigropunctatus
Dermatobranchus oculus
Dermatobranchus ornatus
Kunstvolle Furchenschnecke
Dermatobranchus otome
Dermatobranchus phyllodes
Furchenschnecke
Dermatobranchus piperoides
Furchenschnecke
Dermatobranchus primus
Furchenschnecke
Dermatobranchus pustulosus
Furchenschnecke
Dermatobranchus rodmani
Furchenschnecke
Dermatobranchus rubidus
Dermatobranchus sagamianus
Dermatobranchus semilunus
Dermatobranchus semistriatus
Furchenschnecke
Dermatobranchus striatellus
Dermatobranchus striatus
Dermatobranchus substriatus
Dermatobranchus tongshanensis
Dermatobranchus tuberculatus
Furchenschnecke

More related species in this lexicon:

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2025-05-16 14:54:42
Last edit:: 2025-05-16 15:13:30

Info

Dermatobranchus caesitius Gosliner & Fahey, 2011

Dermatobranchus caesitius is a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Arminidae.

This species feed upon the blue soft coral, Sansibia flava.

External links

researchgate.net (en). Abgerufen am 16.05.2025.

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Dermatobranchus caesitius, coral haven Matutuíne District, Mozambique 2020 (CC-BY-SA)

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