Felimare californiensis California blue dorid

Felimare californiensis is commonly referred to as California blue dorid. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Phil Garner, Southern California Marine Life, USA

Felimare californiensis, 2014

Courtesy of the author Phil Garner, Southern California Marine Life, USA Phil Garner, USA. Please visit www.flickr.com for more information.

Uploaded by Muelly.

Image detail

Profile

lexID:: 7987
AphiaID:: 597520

Scientific:: Felimare californiensis
German:: Kalifornische Blaue Prachtsternschnecke
English:: California Blue Dorid

Category:: Nudibranchs

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Nudibranchia (Order) > Chromodorididae (Family) > Felimare (Genus) > californiensis (Species)
Initial determination:: (Bergh, ), 1879

Occurrence:: Alaska (Western Atlantic), Canada Eastern Pacific, Eastern Pacific Ocean, Gulf of California, Mexico (East Pacific), USA
Sea depth:: Meter
Habitats:: Seawater, Sea water
Size:: up to 3.54" (9 cm)
Temperature:: 68 °F - 77 °F (20°C - 25°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:

Felimare acriba
Goldgekrönte Meeresgöttin, Prachtsternschnecke
Felimare agassizii
Agassiz's Prachtsternschnecke
Felimare amalguae
Cedros Prachtsternschnecke
Felimare bayeri
Felimare bilineata
Zweistreifen-Sternschnecke, Doppellinien-Sternschnecke
Felimare californiensis
Kalifornische Blaue Prachtsternschnecke
Felimare cantabrica
Cantabria Felimare
Felimare ciminoi
Felimare espinosai
Felimare fentoni
Felimare fontandraui
Font-Andreu Prachtsternschnecke
Felimare francoisae
Prachtsternschnecke
Felimare fregona
Sunset-Prachtsternschnecke
Felimare garciagomezi
Felimare gasconi
Felimare ghiselini
Felimare gofasi
Felimare grahami
Felimare juliae
Prachtsternschnecke
Felimare kempfi
Kempfs-Prachtsternschnecke, Prupurkonen Seegöttin
Felimare lajensis
Felimare lapislazuli
Felimare lilyeveae
Felimare malacitana
Prachtsternschnecke
Felimare marci
Prachtsternschnecke
Felimare molloi
Felimare muniainae
Felimare olgae
Felimare orsinii
Orsini Prachtsternschnecke
Felimare paulomarcioi
Felimare picta
Bemalte Prachtsternschnecke, Meeresgöttin
Felimare porterae
Porters Prachtsternschnecke
Felimare ruthae
Gold-Linien Prachtsternschnecke
Felimare sisalensis
Felimare sycilla
Felimare tema
Prachtsternschnecke
Felimare tricolor
Dreifarbi-Prachtsternschnecke
Felimare villafranca
Nizza Prachtsternschnecke
Felimare xicoi
Felimare zebra

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2015-02-10 20:07:43
Last edit:: 2024-05-05 17:12:38

Info

Felimare californiensis (Bergh, 1879)

The Backgroundcolour is a dark blue with large yellow (or golden) spots. Nowadays Felimare californiensis is a rare species in southern California. The specific cause of the decline is unknown.

Synonymised names
Chromodoris calensis Bergh, 1880 · unaccepted > nomen nudum
Chromodoris californiensis Bergh, 1879 · unaccepted > superseded combination
Chromodoris glauca Bergh, 1879 · unaccepted
Chromodoris universitatis T. D. A. Cockerell, 1901 · unaccepted (junior synonym)
Felimare ghiselini (Bertsch, 1978) · unaccepted
Hypselodoris californiensis (Bergh, 1879) · unaccepted
Hypselodoris ghiselini Bertsch, 1978 · unaccepted

External links

Researchgate (en). Abgerufen am 05.10.2023.
Sea Slug Forum (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
sealifebase (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
Slugside.us (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
Video Flickr Robin Gwen Agarwal (en). Abgerufen am 31.12.2021.

Pictures

Mating

Commonly

Hypselodoris ghiselini,Ghiselin's Chromodorid,Isla Coronado - Las Lajas & Los Metates 2022

Ghiselin's Chromodorid,Hypselodoris ghiselini,Isla Coronado - Las Tijeretas & La Lobera 2022

Felimare californiensis,San Diego, California,2018

California Blue Dorid (Sunset Cliffs), 2018

Husbandry know-how of owners

0 husbandary tips from our users available
Show all and discuss