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Lobiger viridis Green Sapsucking Slug

Lobiger viridis is commonly referred to as Green Sapsucking Slug. Difficulty in the aquarium: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:
1807 
AphiaID:
494421 
Scientific:
Lobiger viridis 
German:
Grüner Saftsauger 
English:
Green Sapsucking Slug 
Category:
Sacoglossa 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Sacoglossa (Order) > Oxynoidae (Family) > Lobiger (Genus) > viridis (Species) 
Initial determination:
Pease, 1863 
Occurrence:
Indonesia, Lembeh Strait, Malaysia, Philippines, Sulawesi, Western Pacific Ocean 
Sea depth:
Meter 
Size:
up to 1.18" (3 cm) 
Temperature:
75.2 °F - 82.4 °F (24°C - 28°C) 
Food:
Algae (Algivore), Food specialist 
Difficulty:
There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully 
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:
2025-06-30 13:21:45 

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Lobiger viridis Pease, 1863

This species only feeds on the green algae Caulerpa racemosa.The green Lobiger is almost invisible on the green algae.Tentacles can break off (like the tail separated from a lizard), to irritate predators.

This sea slug retains the photosynthetically active chloroplasts from there prey.

Synonymised names
Lobiger picta Pease, 1868 · unaccepted

External links

  1. Slugside.us (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  2. Wild Singapore Homepage (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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Foto: Lembeth Straße, Sulawesi, Indonesien
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Foto: Romblon, Philippinen
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McFarland
@McFarland

am 25.03.06#2
Habe mir die Schnecke mit Lebendgestein und Caulerpa Racemosa "eingeschleppt". Schön anzusehndes Tier das die komplette Einfahrphase problemlos überstanden hat und nun für reichlich Ableger des Caulerpa sorgt.
Jannes
@Jannes

am 20.01.06#1
Es handelt sich hierbei mit großer Wahrscheinlichkeit um Lobiger viridis[Pease, 1863], Haltung im Aquarium dürfte nicht so schwer sein, sie ernähren sich von Caulerpa racemosa.
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