Phyllidia polkadotsa Polka Dot Phyllidia

Phyllidia polkadotsa is commonly referred to as Polka Dot Phyllidia. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Profile

lexID:

5329 

AphiaID:

536637 

Scientific:

Phyllidia polkadotsa 

German:

Gelb-Schwarze Phyllidia, Warzenschnecke 

English:

Polka Dot Phyllidia 

Category:

Nudibranchs 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Nudibranchia (Order) > Phyllidiidae (Family) > Phyllidia (Genus) > polkadotsa (Species) 

Initial determination:

Brunckhorst, 1993 

Occurrence:

Hawaii, Indian Ocean, Midway Islands, Philippines 

Sea depth:

5 - 70 Meter 

Size:

up to 0.98" (2.5 cm) 

Temperature:

71.6 °F - 82.4 °F (22°C - 28°C) 

Food:

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:

• 
  Phyllidia alyta
  Warzenschnecke
• 
  Phyllidia babai
  Babas Phyllidia
• 
  Phyllidia carlsonhoffi
  Calsonhoffs Phyllidia
• 
  Phyllidia coelestis
  Himmelblaue Warzenschnecke
• 
  Phyllidia elegans
  Elegante Phyllidia
• 
  Phyllidia exquisita
  Exquisite Warzenschnecke
• 
  Phyllidia flava
  Weißgefleckte Warzenschnecke
• Phyllidia goslineri
• 
  Phyllidia guamensis
  Guam Warzenschnecke
• Phyllidia haegeli
• 
  Phyllidia koehleri
  Köhlers Warzenschnecke
• Phyllidia larryi
• 
  Phyllidia madangensis
  Madang Phyllidia
• 
  Phyllidia marindica
  Meerblaue Phyllidia
• 
  Phyllidia multituberculata
  Multituberkel Warzenschnecke
• 
  Phyllidia ocellata
  Augenfleck-Warzenschnecke
• Phyllidia orstomi
• 
  Phyllidia picta
  Blaue Warzenschnecke
• 
  Phyllidia polkadotsa
  Gelb-Schwarze Phyllidia, Warzenschnecke
• 
  Phyllidia rueppelii
  Rüppells Warzenschnecke
• 
  Phyllidia scottjohnsoni
  Scott Johnsons Phyllidia
• 
  Phyllidia tula
  Warzenschnecke
• 
  Phyllidia varicosa
  Adrige-Warzenschnecke
• 
  Phyllidia willani
  Warzenschnecke
• Phyllidia zebrina
• Alle anzeigen

 

More related species
in this lexicon:

• 
  Phyllidia monacha
  Warzenschnecke
• 
  Phyllidia multifaria
  Warzenschnecke
• 
  Phyllidia schupporum
  Warzenschnecke
• 
  Phyllidia undula
  Wellen-Warzenschnecke

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2013-04-26 20:44:53 

Last edit:

2021-01-10 17:09:43 

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