Dendrodoris nigromaculata Black-spot Porostome

Dendrodoris nigromaculata is commonly referred to as Black-spot Porostome. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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AphiaID:: 537029

Scientific:: Dendrodoris nigromaculata
German:: Schwarzflecken Dendrodoris
English:: Black-spot Porostome

Category:: Nudibranchs

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Nudibranchia (Order) > Dendrodorididae (Family) > Dendrodoris (Genus) > nigromaculata (Species)
Initial determination:: (Cockerell, ), 1905

Occurrence:: Eastern Pacific Ocean, Mexico (East Pacific), 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:: Meter
Habitats:: Seawater, Sea water
Size:: up to 0.39" (1 cm)
Temperature:: °F - 71.6 °F (°C - 22°C)
Food:: Carnivore, 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:

Dendrodoris albobrunnea
Weibraune Dendrodoris
Dendrodoris albopurpura
Weißviolette Dendrodoris
Dendrodoris angolensis
Dendrodoris arborescens
Aborescent Dendrodoris
Dendrodoris areolata
Dendrodoris atromaculata
Schwarzflecken Dendrodoris
Dendrodoris azineae
Dendrodoris brodieae
Dendrodoris caesia
Blauflecken Dendrodoris
Dendrodoris callosa
Dendrodoris carbunculosa
Karbunkel Dendrodoris
Dendrodoris citrina
Zitronen Dendrodoris
Dendrodoris coronata
Kronen Dendrodoris
Dendrodoris denisoni
Dendrodoris elizabethina
Dendrodoris elongata
Lange Dendrodoris, Weiß-Braune Doris
Dendrodoris fosseti
Dendrodoris fulva
Dendrodoris fumata
Schwarze Dendrodoris
Dendrodoris fusca
Dendrodoris goani
Dendrodoris grandiflora
Grosse Marmorsternschnecke
Dendrodoris grisea
Dendrodoris guineana
Dendrodoris gunnamatta
Dendrodoris guttata
Gepunktete Dendrodoris
Dendrodoris herytra
Nacktschnecke
Dendrodoris karukeraensis
Dendrodoris kranjiensis
Dendrodoris krebsii
Krebs Sternschnecke
Dendrodoris krusensternii
Krusensterns Dendrodoris
Dendrodoris limbata
Mantelband Dendrodoris
Dendrodoris maculata
Dendrodoris magagnai
Dendrodoris maugeana
Dendrodoris murina
Dendrodoris nigra
Schwarze Nacktschnecke, Schwarze Dendrodoris
Dendrodoris nigromaculata
Schwarzflecken Dendrodoris
Dendrodoris orbicularis
Dendrodoris pustulosa
Dendrodoris rainfordi
Dendrodoris sadoensis
Dendrodoris senegalensis
Senegal Sternschnecke
Dendrodoris stohleri
Dendrodoris tuberculosa
Tuberkel-Dendrodoris, Blumenkohl-Nacktschnecke
Dendrodoris warta

More related species in this lexicon:

Dendrodoris temarana
Temara Sternschnecke

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2016-04-29 19:22:09
Last edit:: 2025-11-16 19:41:15

Info

Dendrodoris nigromaculata (Cockerell, 1905)

The body is white with brow or black atches and a frilled mantle edge.Black-spot Porostome feeds by sucking up sponges.Most dendrodorids are highly toxic from their sponge prey.

Synonymised names
Dendrodoris behrensi Millen & Bertsch, 2005 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Doriopsilla nigromaculata (T. D. A. Cockerell, 1905) · unaccepted > superseded combination
Doris nigromaculata T. D. A. Cockerell, 1905 · unaccepted > superseded combination

External links

SeaLifeBase (multi). 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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