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Goniobranchus epicurius Delightful chromodoris

Goniobranchus epicurius is commonly referred to as Delightful chromodoris. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Profilbild Urheber Andrew Newton, Australien

Chromodoris epicurea, Blairgowrie marina, Australia 2008


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lexID:
3043 
AphiaID:
597333 
Scientific:
Goniobranchus epicurius 
German:
Prachtsternschnecke 
English:
Delightful Chromodoris 
Category:
Limaces de mer 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Nudibranchia (Order) > Chromodorididae (Family) > Goniobranchus (Genus) > epicurius (Species) 
Initial determination:
(Basedow & Hedley, ), 1905 
Occurrence:
Australia, Endemic species, Tasmania (Australia) 
Sea depth:
0 - 30 Meter 
Size:
0.39" - 1.18" (1,5cm - 3,1cm) 
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:
 
More related species
in this lexicon:
 
Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2022-07-07 18:12:23 

Info

Goniobranchus epicurius (Basedow & Hedley, 1905)

Goniobranchus epicurius is translucent white. The mantle edge is opaque white with orange spots. There are thin opaque white longitudinal lines and small orange spots on the mantle. Rhinophores and gills are translucent opaque edged.

This species feeds on the sponge Darwinella gardneri and/or Aplysilla rosea.

Synonyme:
Chromodoris epicuria (Basedow & Hedley, 1905)
Chromodoris victoriae (Burn, 1957)
Glossodoris victoriae Burn, 1957
Hypselodoris epicuria Basedow & Hedley, 1905

External links

  1. RLS Reef Life Survey (en). Abgerufen am 14.11.2022.
  2. Sea Slug Forum (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

Pictures

Commonly

Delightful chromodoris - Chromodoris epicuria, Australien 2015
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CMHurwood_Goniobranchus epicurius_Blairgowrie pier_October 06, 2019
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Goniobranchus epicurius
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Goniobranchus epicurius
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Nudibranch (Goniobranchus epicurius), 2016
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Chromodoris epicurea, Blairgowrie marina, Australia 2008
Chromodoris epicurea,Blairgowrie Marina, Australia 2009
Goniobranchus epicurius 2020
Goniobranchus epicurius, October 13, 2018
Nudibranch Goniobranchus epicurius. Blairgowrie Pier 2016

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