Julia zebra Bivalve gastropod, sap-sucking slug

Julia zebra is commonly referred to as Bivalve gastropod, sap-sucking slug. Difficulty in the aquarium: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Scott & Jeanette Johnson, Kwajalein Unterwater

Julia zebra

Courtesy of the author Scott & Jeanette Johnson, Kwajalein Unterwater . Please visit www.underwaterkwaj.com for more information.

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lexID:: 7823
AphiaID:: 492585

Scientific:: Julia zebra
German:: Muschelschnecke, Saftsauger
English:: Bivalve Gastropod, Sap-sucking Slug

Category:: Sacoglossa

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Sacoglossa (Order) > Juliidae (Family) > Julia (Genus) > zebra (Species)
Initial determination:: Kawaguchi, 1981

Occurrence:: Eastern Pacific Ocean, Hawaii, Indo Pacific, Indonesia, Japan, Marschall Islands
Sea depth:: Meter
Size:: 0.1" - 0.19" (0.25cm - 0.47cm)
Temperature:: 71.6 °F - 80.6 °F (22°C - 27°C)
Food:: Algae (Algivore), Food specialist
Difficulty:: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully
Offspring:: None
Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown

CITES:

Not evaluated

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE)

Related species at Catalog of Life:

Julia burni
Julia equatorialis
Julia exquisita
Muschelschnecke, Saftsauger
Julia japonica
Julia mishimaensis
Julia thecaphora
Julia zebra
Muschelschnecke, Saftsauger

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2015-01-02 20:09:10
Last edit:: 2019-09-20 13:14:32

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Julia zebra Kawaguchi, 1981

Julia zebra is a member of the gastropod family Juliidae, whose species differ from other gastropods by having a bivalve shell.

As sacoglossans these small animals feed on the specificCaulerpa-algae.

Julia zebra have brown bands on the shell, white blotches and brown pigments on the head and rhinophores.

This tiny sea slug can be found to dephts of 1 m to 15 m.

Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Heterobranchia (Subclass) > Opisthobranchia (Infraclass) > Sacoglossa (Order) > Oxynoacea (Suborder) > Oxynooidea (Superfamily) > Juliidae (Family) > Juliinae (Subfamily) > Julia (Genus) > Julia zebra (Species)

External links

Sea Slug Forum (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
Seaslugs of Hawaii (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
UnderwaterKwaj, Homepage Scott & Jeanette Johnson (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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