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Berthella ornata Ornate Side-gille Slug

Berthella ornata is commonly referred to as Ornate Side-gille Slug. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Profilbild Urheber Javier Couper (Predomalpha), New Zealand

Berthella ornata, Auckland, New Zealand 2021


Courtesy of the author Javier Couper (Predomalpha), New Zealand Photo taken by Javier Couper. Please visit www.inaturalist.org for more information.

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lexID:
14433 
AphiaID:
599215 
Scientific:
Berthella ornata 
German:
Verzierte-Berthella, Flankenkiemer 
English:
Ornate Side-gille Slug 
Category:
Limaces de mer 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Pleurobranchida (Order) > Pleurobranchidae (Family) > Berthella (Genus) > ornata (Species) 
Initial determination:
(Cheeseman, ), 1878 
Occurrence:
Endemic species, New Zealand 
Sea depth:
- 6 Meter 
Size:
up to 3.94" (10 cm) 
Temperature:
57.2 °F - 69.8 °F (14°C - 21°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:
 
Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2022-01-28 13:03:08 

Info

Berthella ornata (Cheeseman, 1878)

Dorsal surface bearing reddish or brownish spots overlaying an opaque background that can vary from white to dark red or brown.

This nocturnal species feed on sponges.

Synonymised names:
Pleurobranchus (Pleurobranchus) ornatus Cheeseman, 1879
Pleurobranchus ornatus Cheeseman, 1878 (original combination)

External links

  1. Seaslugforum (en). Abgerufen am 28.01.2022.
  2. Wikipedia (en). Abgerufen am 28.01.2022.

Pictures

Spawn

Berthella ornata,under low tide rocks,Región de Auckland, Nueva Zelanda 2024

Commonly

Berthella ornata,Auckland, Región de Auckland, Nueva Zelanda 2025
Berthella ornata, Auckland, New zealand 2021
Berthella ornata, Auckland, New Zealand 2021
Berthella ornata, Under rock slab in low intertidal rock pool, Auckland, New Zealand 2021
Berthella ornata, Under rock slab in low intertidal rock pool, Auckland, New Zealand 2021

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