Cumanotus fernaldi Polyp Aeolis, Fernald's Aeolid

Cumanotus fernaldi is commonly referred to as Polyp Aeolis, Fernald's Aeolid. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:

10332 

AphiaID:

581844 

Scientific:

Cumanotus fernaldi 

German:

Fernalds Fadenschnecke 

English:

Polyp Aeolis, Fernald's Aeolid 

Category:

Limaces de mer 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Nudibranchia (Order) > Cumanotidae (Family) > Cumanotus (Genus) > fernaldi (Species) 

Initial determination:

T. E. Thompson & G. H. Brown, 1984 

Occurrence:

British Columbia, California, Canada Eastern Pacific, Gulf of California, USA 

Sea depth:

Meter 

Habitats:

Seawater, Sea water 

Size:

1,8 cm 

Temperature:

°F - 50 °F (°C - 10°C) 

Food:

Carnivore, Food specialist, Hydrozoa polyps 

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:

• 
  Cumanotus beaumonti
  Beaumonts Fadenschnecke, Polypen-Fadenschnecken
• Cumanotus cuenoti
• 
  Cumanotus fernaldi
  Fernalds Fadenschnecke

 

More related species
in this lexicon:

• 
  Cumanotus sp.01
  Fademschnecke

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2017-01-16 19:43:36 

Last edit:

2025-07-22 19:48:06 

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