Felimida sphoni Sphon's Chromidorid

Felimida sphoni is commonly referred to as Sphon's Chromidorid. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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Felimida sphoni, 20 mm, Mexico 2017

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AphiaID:: 558459

Scientific:: Felimida sphoni
German:: Spohns Prachtsternschnecke
English:: Sphon's Chromidorid

Category:: Nudibranchs

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Nudibranchia (Order) > Chromodorididae (Family) > Felimida (Genus) > sphoni (Species)
Initial determination:: Ev. Marcus, 1971

Occurrence:: Costa Rica, Eastern Pacific Ocean, Galapagos Islands, Gulf of California, Mexico (East Pacific), Panama
Marine Zone:: Subtidal, sublittoral, infralittoral, deep zone of the oceans from the lower limit of the intertidal zone (intertidal) to the shelf edge at about 200 m water depth. neritic.
Sea depth:: - 18 Meter
Habitats:: Intertidal zone, Tidal Zone, Seawater, Sea water
Size:: 0.59" - 1.57" (1.5cm - 4cm)
Temperature:: 68 °F - 80.6 °F (20°C - 27°C)
Food:: Carnivore, 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:

Felimida baumanni
Baumanns-Prachtsternschnecke
Felimida binza
Harlequin Prachtsternschnecke
Felimida clenchi
Harlequin-Prachtsternschnecke
Felimida corimbae
Felimida dalli
Felimida edmundsi
Felimida elegantula
Felimida galexorum
Felimida ghanensis
Ghana Prachtsternschnecke
Felimida goslineri
Felimida kpone
Felimida krohni
Krohns Felimida
Felimida luteopunctata
Gelb-Flecken Felimida
Felimida luteorosea
Gefleckte Sternschnecke
Felimida macfarlandi
MacFarlands Prachtsternschnecke, Dreistreifen Doris
Felimida marislae
Marislas Prachtsternschnecke
Felimida norrisi
Norris-Prachtsternschnecke, Sea of Cortez Prachtsternschnecke
Felimida ocellata
Felimida ponga
Felimida punctilucens
Felimida purpurea
Rosa Doris, Purpursternschnecke
Felimida regalis
Felimida rodomaculata
Felimida rolani
Felimida ruzafai
Felimida socorroensis
Felimida sphoni
Spohns Prachtsternschnecke

More related species in this lexicon:

Felimida atlantica
Prachtsternschnecke

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2014-12-30 19:39:08
Last edit:: 2024-11-06 13:49:42

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Felimida sphoni Ev. Marcus, 1971

The background colour is white with a cross-shaped purple region on the dorsum.Blue, yellow and purple bands are arround the mantle edge.Rhinophores are reddish tiped.Felimida sphoni feeds exclusively on sponges Genus Psammocinia.

Very similar is Felimida ruzafai. The purple region is variable in size and shape (is not cross-shaped).

Synonym:
Chromodoris sphoni

External links

Sea Slug Forum (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
Slugside.us (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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