Diaulula alba Nudibranch

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

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Diaulula alba,Kabrietenbaai, CW 2025

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lexID:: 18699
AphiaID:: 420596

Scientific:: Diaulula alba
German:: Weiße Sternschnecke, Weiße Diaulula
English:: Nudibranch

Category:: Nudibranchs

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Nudibranchia (Order) > Discodorididae (Family) > Diaulula (Genus) > alba (Species)
Initial determination:: (K. White, ), 1952

Occurrence:: Florida, Gulf of Mexico, USA
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:: Rocky, hard seabeds, Seawater, Sea water, Stony soils
Size:: 3,2 cm
Temperature:: °F - 82.4 °F (°C - 28°C)
Food:: Carnivore, Food specialist, No reliable information available, 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:

Diaulula alba
Weiße Sternschnecke, Weiße Diaulula
Diaulula aurila
Diaulula boreopacifica
Diaulula cerebralis
Diaulula farmersi
Diaulula flindersi
Diaulula greeleyi
Diaulula hispida
Diaulula immaculata
Diaulula lentiginosa
Diaulula nayarita
Nayarit Sternschnecke
Diaulula nivosa
Diaulula odonoghuei
O'Donoghue's Diaulula, Gepunktete Sternschnecke
Diaulula phoca
Diaulula punctuolata
Sternschnecke
Diaulula sandiegensis
Leopard Sternschnecke, San Diego Sternschnecke, Ring Sternschnecke
Diaulula variolata

More related species in this lexicon:

Diaulula sp.02
Sternschnecke

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2026-10-25 19:56:25
Last edit:: 2026-10-25 20:02:16

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Diaulula alba (K. White, 1952)

The type locality for the description of Diaulula alba is Dry Tortugas, Florida, USA.

The body of Diaulula alba is broad, oval and flat. It is densely covered with small papillae. This sea slug is found on hard substrates in shallow water.

Members of the genus are dietary specialists that feed on specific sponges. The diet of Diaulula alba is not known.

Synonymised names
Discodoris alba K. White, 1952 · unaccepted

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