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Umbraculum umbraculum Umbrella Sidegill, Atlantic umbrella slug

Umbraculum umbraculum is commonly referred to as Umbrella Sidegill, Atlantic umbrella slug. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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Umbraculum umbraculum, 2018


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lexID:
6206 
AphiaID:
141879 
Scientific:
Umbraculum umbraculum 
German:
Warzige Schirmschnecke, Atlantische Schirmschnecke 
English:
Umbrella Sidegill, Atlantic Umbrella Slug 
Category:
Nudibranchs 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Umbraculida (Order) > Umbraculidae (Family) > Umbraculum (Genus) > umbraculum (Species) 
Initial determination:
(Lightfoot, ), 1786 
Occurrence:
Australia, Bermuda, Brazil, Canada Eastern Pacific, Circumtropic, Columbia, Costa Rica, Cuba, East-Atlantic Ocean, Easter Island (Rapa Nui), European Coasts, Hawaii, Honduras, Lord Howe Island, Madagascar, Mauritius, Mozambique, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Norfolk Island, Palau, South-Africa, Sulawesi, Tansania, the Canary Islands, the Caribbean, the Kermadec Islands, the Mediterranean Sea, USA 
Sea depth:
0 - 100 Meter 
Habitats:
Intertidal zone, Tidal Zone, Seawater, Sea water, Sponge areas 
Size:
1.57" - 4.72" (4cm - 12cm) 
Temperature:
15,1 °F - 28,6 °F (15,1°C - 28,6°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:
 
Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2024-01-03 15:27:01 

Info

Umbraculum umbraculum (Lightfoot, 1786)

The common name ist umbrella slug, which refers to its umbrella-shaped shell.Umbraculum umbraculum carries a calcareous disc too small to cover its body.

Umbraculum umbraculum feeds exclusively on sponges.

Synonymised names
Operculatum aurantium Pease, 1868 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Operculatum bermudense Mörch, 1875 · unaccepted
Parmophorus patelloideus Cantraine, 1835 · unaccepted (synonym)
Patella ombracula Blainville, 1819 · unaccepted
Patella sinica Gmelin, 1791 · unaccepted
Patella umbellata Delle Chiaje, 1830 · unaccepted (synonym)
Patella umbraculum [Lightfoot], 1786 · unaccepted (superseded combination)
Umbraculum bermudense (Mörch, 1875) · unaccepted
Umbraculum botanicum Hedley, 1923 · unaccepted
Umbraculum chinense Schumacher, 1817 · unaccepted
Umbraculum indicum (Lamarck, 1819) · unaccepted
Umbraculum mediterraneum (Lamarck, 1819) · unaccepted
Umbraculum ovale (P. P. Carpenter, 1856) · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Umbraculum plicatulum (E. von Martens, 1881) · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Umbraculum pulchrum G.-Y. Lin, 1981 · unaccepted
Umbraculum sinicum (Gmelin, 1791) · unaccepted
Umbrella cumingi Deshayes, 1863 · unaccepted
Umbrella indica Lamarck, 1819 · unaccepted
Umbrella lamarckiana Récluz, 1843 · unaccepted (synonym)
Umbrella mediterranea Lamarck, 1819 · unaccepted
Umbrella ovalis P. P. Carpenter, 1856 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym

External links

  1. sealifebase (en). Abgerufen am 03.01.2024.
  2. seaslugforum (en). Abgerufen am 21.09.2024.
  3. Unterwasserwelt-Mittelmeer (de). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

Pictures

Spawn

Umbraculum umbraculum laying eggs, La Reunion 2016
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Umbraculum umbraculum (c) by Prof. Dr. Peter Wirtz
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Umbraculum umbraculum, hopscotch two mile Western Shore of Lake Shazibe, Sodwana, 3974, South Africa 2025 (CC-BY-SA)
Umbraculum umbraculum,Las Palmas, ES-CN, ES 2024

Commonly

Umbraculum umbraculum, 2018
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Umbraculum umbraculum 4, Umbrella Slug (Umbraculum umbraculum) WGS84 -30.304440, 153.149072.
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Umbraculum umbraculum , La Reunion 2017
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Umbraculum umbraculum (c) by Prof. Dr. Peter Wirtz
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Umbraculum umbraculum (c) by Prof. Dr. Peter Wirtz
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Umbraculum umbraculum von Steve Childs aus Sulawesi
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