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Tayuva coerulescens Diffuse-spot Tentacled Dorid

Tayuva coerulescens is commonly referred to as Diffuse-spot Tentacled Dorid. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.


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Discodoris coerulescens, 22mm, Kwajalein


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lexID:
9531 
AphiaID:
1791536 
Scientific:
Tayuva coerulescens 
German:
Diffuse-Flecken Sternschnecke 
English:
Diffuse-spot Tentacled Dorid 
Category:
Nudibranchs 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Nudibranchia (Order) > Discodorididae (Family) > Tayuva (Genus) > coerulescens (Species) 
Initial determination:
(Bergh, ), 1888 
Occurrence:
Ambon, Bali, India, Indonesia, Komodo (Komodo Island), Marschall Islands, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mayotte, Mozambique, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Réunion , Sulawesi, Taiwan 
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:
1 - 6 Meter 
Habitats:
Coastal waters, Lagoons, Rocky shores, Rock coasts, Seawater, Sea water 
Size:
2,5 cm 
Temperature:
73.4 °F - 82.4 °F (23°C - 28°C) 
Food:
Carnivore, Food specialist, No reliable information available, 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:
 
More related species
in this lexicon:
 
Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2025-05-08 20:09:37 

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Tayuva coerulescens Bergh, 1888

The background colour is whtish-tan with irregular greyish patches.Rhinphores are yellowish-tan , gills translucent with whitish tips.

Sea slugs genus Dicodoris feed on sponges.

Synonymised names
“Montereina” coerulescens (Bergh, 1888) · unaccepted > superseded combination
Discodoris coerulescens Bergh, 1888 · unaccepted > superseded combination

External links

  1. sealifebase.se (en). Abgerufen am 08.05.2025.
  2. seaslugs.free.fr (en). Abgerufen am 08.05.2025.
  3. underwaterkwaj.com (en). Abgerufen am 08.05.2025.

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