Tambja simplex Nudibranch

Tambja simplex (c) Prof. Dr. Peter Wirtz

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lexID:: 7061
AphiaID:: 224333

Scientific:: Tambja simplex
German:: Neosternschnecke
English:: Nudibranch

Category:: Nudibranchs

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Nudibranchia (Order) > Polyceridae (Family) > Tambja (Genus) > simplex (Species)
Initial determination:: Ortea & Moro, 1998

Occurrence:: East-Atlantic Ocean, the Cape Verde Archipelago
Size:: up to 2.36" (6 cm)
Temperature:: °F - 73.4 °F (°C - 23°C)
Food:: Bryozoans (sea mats), Food specialist
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:

Tambja abdere
Neosternschnecke
Tambja affinis
Verwandte Neosternschnecke
Tambja amakusana
Tambja amitina
Tambja anayana
Tambja blacki
Blacks Tambja, Neonsternschnecke
Tambja brasiliensis
Tambja capensis
Schwarze Neosternschnecke, Kap Tambja
Tambja ceutae
Neosternschnecke
Tambja crioula
Neosternschnecke
Tambja divae
Tambja eliora
Neosternschnecke
Tambja fantasmalis
Neosternschnecke
Tambja gabrielae
Gabrielas Neonsternschnecke
Tambja gratiosa
Tambja haidari
Tambja kava
Blau-Kiemen Neosternschnecke
Tambja limaciformis
Tambja marbellensis
Marbella Neosternschnecke
Tambja mediterranea
Tambja morosa
Düstere Neonsternschnecke
Tambja mullineri
Mulliners Tambja, Blau Gestreifte Tambja
Tambja oliva
Tambja olivaria
Oliven-Neonsternschnecke
Tambja sagamiana
Neosternschnecke
Tambja simplex
Neosternschnecke
Tambja stegosauriformis
Neosternschnecke
Tambja tenuilineata
Linien-Tambja, Neonsternschnecke
Tambja verconis
Vercos Tambja
Tambja victoriae
Victoria Neosternschnecke
Tambja zulu
Zulu Neonsternschnecke

More related species in this lexicon:

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2014-04-25 08:50:01
Last edit:: 2014-04-25 08:50:01

Info

Tambja simplex Ortea & Moro, 1998

The background colour of the body is purplish black with bright yellow border around the mantle edge which joins behind the gills and runs as a single median line to the posterior tip of the foot.
It grows to at least 60 mm in length.
This species feeds on on bryozoan (moss animals).

Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Heterobranchia (Subclass) > Opisthobranchia (Infraclass) > Nudibranchia (Order) > Euctenidiacea (Suborder) > Doridacea (Infraorder) > Polyceroidea (Superfamily) > Polyceridae (Family) > Nembrothinae (Subfamily) > Tambja (Genus) >

External links

Homepage Prof. Dr. Peter Wirtz (en) (Archive.org). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
Sea Slug Forum (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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