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Thuridilla flavomaculata Yellow Spotted Thuridilla

Thuridilla flavomaculata is commonly referred to as Yellow Spotted Thuridilla. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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Thuridilla flavomaculata,Lembeh - North Sulawesi - Indonesia 2013


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lexID:
7530 
AphiaID:
494493 
Scientific:
Thuridilla flavomaculata 
German:
Saftsauger 
English:
Yellow Spotted Thuridilla 
Category:
Sacoglossa 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Sacoglossa (Order) > Plakobranchidae (Family) > Thuridilla (Genus) > flavomaculata (Species) 
Initial determination:
Gosliner, 1995 
Occurrence:
Bunaken, Guam, Indonesia, Japan, Marschall Islands, Okinawa, Philippines, Sulawesi, Western Pacific Ocean 
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:
Coral reefs, Lagoons, Seawater, Sea water 
Size:
0.39" - 1.57" (1cm - 4cm) 
Temperature:
71.6 °F - 80.6 °F (22°C - 27°C) 
Food:
Algae (Algivore), Food specialist, Herbivorous 
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:
 
More related species
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Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2025-06-16 13:36:54 

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Thuridilla flavomaculata Gosliner, 1995

Thuridilla flavomaculata have a greenish body our with white and yellow spots.The white rhinophores are with black and white tips. Thuridilla flavomaculata is the only known species of Thuridilla with yellow spots ("flavomaculata" refers to the yellow spots).

This species feeds probably on spherical spongey algae.

External links

  1. Rfbolland.com (en) (Archive.org). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  2. Sea Slug Forum (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  3. Seaslugs.free.fr (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  4. underwaterkwaj (en). Abgerufen am 16.06.2025.

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Thuridilla flavomaculata, 19mm, Kwajalein
Thuridilla flavomaculata,Lembeh - North Sulawesi - Indonesia 2013

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