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Glaucus atlanticus Man-Of-War Nudibranch, Blue Glaucus , Sea Swallow, Atlantic Glaucus

Glaucus atlanticus is commonly referred to as Man-Of-War Nudibranch, Blue Glaucus , Sea Swallow, Atlantic Glaucus. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic.


Profilbild Urheber Dennis Rabeling, Lanzarote, Kanarischen Inseln

Glaucus atlanticus,Las Palmas, ES-CN, ES 2020


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lexID:
4723 
AphiaID:
140022 
Scientific:
Glaucus atlanticus 
German:
Blaue Ozeanschnecke, Seeschwalbe, Blauer Drachen 
English:
Man-Of-War Nudibranch, Blue Glaucus , Sea Swallow, Atlantic Glaucus 
Category:
Limaces de mer 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Nudibranchia (Order) > Glaucidae (Family) > Glaucus (Genus) > atlanticus (Species) 
Initial determination:
Forster, 1777 
Occurrence:
Russland, Barbados, Aruba, Australia, Bermuda, Brazil, Canada Eastern Pacific, Chile, Circumglobal, Coral sea (Eastern Australia), Cuba, Gulf of California, Gulf of Mexico, Hawaii, Indian Ocean, Jamaica, Mozambique, New Zealand, North Atlantic Ocean, North Pacific (Ocean), Panama, Papua New Guinea, Pitcairn Islands, Sargasso Sea, South Atlantic, South-Africa, South-Pazific, Spain, Tahiti, Tansania, Tasman Sea, the Canary Islands, the Cape Verde Archipelago, the Caribbean, the Kermadec Islands, the Mediterranean Sea, Uruguay, USA, Victoria (Australia), Vietnam 
Marine Zone:
Subtidal, sublittoral, infralittoral, deep zone of the oceans from the lower limit of the intertidal zone (intertidal) to the shelf edge at about 200 m water depth. neritic. 
Sea depth:
0 - 37 Meter 
Size:
1.18" - 1.57" (3cm - 4cm) 
Temperature:
60.8 °F - 78.8 °F (16°C - 26°C) 
Food:
Hydrozoa polyps, Jellyfish, Predatory 
Difficulty:
Not suitable for aquarium keeping 
Offspring:
Not available as offspring 
Toxicity:
Toxic 
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:
2024-09-01 12:01:59 

Poison


Glaucus atlanticus est (très) toxique et peut vous tuer!!!! Si vous voulez avoir Glaucus atlanticus informez vous bien sur le venin et son action sur le corps. Gardez une notice avec le numéro du Centre Antipoison et toutes les informations sur l'espèce à coté de votre aquarium pour qu'en cas d'urgence on puisse aider rapidement.Le numéro du Centre Antipoison est trouvable ici: European Association of Poisons Centres and Clinical Toxicologists Ceci s'affiche chez des espèces toxiques où très toxiques. Chaque humain réagit différemment sur des venins. Evaluez donc bien le risque pour vous !!ET!! votre entourage! Ne badinez pas avec Glaucus atlanticus

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Glaucus atlanticus Forster, 1777

Distribution
Circumglobal in warm and tropical Seas and the Mediterranean Sea.

Biology
Open pelagic species, washed ashore after storms. This species hangs upside down on the surface film of the water, maintaining buoyancy by swallowing an air bubble.

Feeds on siphonophore, Physalia, Velella, and Porpita.
Live specimens frequently washed up on the beaches.

This nudibranch is venomous!

Synonymised names:
Doris radiata Gmelin, 1791 (synonym)
Glaucus distichoicus d'Orbigny, 1837
Glaucus flagellum Blumenblach, 1803 (synonym)
Glaucus hexapterigius Cuvier, 1805 (synonym)
Glaucus lineatus Reinhardt & Bergh, 1864
Glaucus longicirrhus Reinhardt & Bergh, 1864

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