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Goniobranchus tumuliferus Nudibranch


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lexID:
7487 
AphiaID:
597377 
Scientific:
Goniobranchus tumuliferus 
German:
Prachtsternschnecke 
English:
Nudibranch 
Category:
Nudibranchs 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Nudibranchia (Order) > Chromodorididae (Family) > Goniobranchus (Genus) > tumuliferus (Species) 
Initial determination:
(Collingwood, ), 1881 
Occurrence:
Hong Kong, Indian Ocean, Japan, New Caledonia, Singapore, Sulawesi, Thailand, Western Pacific Ocean 
Size:
1.18" - 2.36" (3cm - 6cm) 
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:
 
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Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2014-08-31 13:47:24 

Info

Goniobranchus tumuliferus (Collingwood, 1881)
(formerly classified as Chromodoris tumulifera)

The body is white with bight or dark purple spots.Gills and rhinophores are a pale yellowish-brown.

Goniobranchus tumuliferus feeds on sponges.

Similar is Goniobranchus woodwardae, which have a continuous yellow marginal band,G.tumuliferus have usually a series of short yellow lines. Very similar to Goniobranchus kitae (with white spots on gills and rhinophores).

External links

  1. Medslugs - Dr. Peter Wirtz (multi) (Archive.org). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  2. Sea Slug Forum (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  3. slugsite.us (en). Abgerufen am 31.03.2022.
  4. World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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