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Hypselodoris saintvincentius St Vincent Hypselodoris

Hypselodoris saintvincentius is commonly referred to as St Vincent Hypselodoris. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.


Profilbild Urheber Keith Willmott, USA

Hypselodoris saintvincentius,8 m on wreck, West Australia 2023


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lexID:
14228 
AphiaID:
561978 
Scientific:
Hypselodoris saintvincentius 
German:
Sankt Vicent Prachtsternschnecke 
English:
St Vincent Hypselodoris 
Category:
Limaces de mer 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Nudibranchia (Order) > Chromodorididae (Family) > Hypselodoris (Genus) > saintvincentius (Species) 
Initial determination:
Burn, 1962 
Occurrence:
Australia, Endemic species 
Sea depth:
2 - 8 Meter 
Habitats:
Seawater, Sea water 
Size:
0.79" - 2.36" (2,5cm - 6,0cm) 
Temperature:
57.2 °F - 68 °F (14°C - 20°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
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Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2024-01-26 14:32:19 

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Hypselodoris saintvincentius Burn, 1962

Hypselodoris saintvincentius is known only from Southern and Southwestern Australia.

The mantle is dark blue-blac, covered in hundreds of small black and white spots. There is typically a creamy-white irregular, lined pattern present on its dorsum. Gills and rhinophores are orange, sometimes outlined in white.

Feeding on sponges from the genus Dysidea.

Very similat to Hypselodoris infucata.

External links

  1. Seaslugforum (en). Abgerufen am 06.11.2021.
  2. treatment.plazi.org (en). Abgerufen am 26.01.2024.

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