Thecacera picta Painted Thecacera

Thecacera picta is commonly referred to as Painted Thecacera. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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Thecacera picta

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AphiaID:: 527538

Scientific:: Thecacera picta
German:: Bemalte Hörnchenschnecke, Helikopter-Schnecke
English:: Painted Thecacera

Category:: Limaces de mer

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Nudibranchia (Order) > Polyceridae (Family) > Thecacera (Genus) > picta (Species)
Initial determination:: Baba, 1972

Occurrence:: (the) Maldives, Australia, Great Barrier Reef, Indian Ocean, Indonesia, Japan, Lembeh Strait, Malaysia, Mozambique, Philippines, Raja Amat, Sulawesi, Taiwan
Sea depth:: Meter
Habitats:: Seawater, Sea water
Size:: 0.39" - 0.98" (1cm - 2.5cm)
Temperature:: 71.6 °F - 82.4 °F (22°C - 28°C)
Food:: Bryozoans (sea mats), Carnivore, Food specialist
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:

Thecacera boyla
Thecacera darwini
Darwins Hörnchenschnecke, Dalmatiner Hörnchenschnecke
Thecacera pacifica
Pazifische Thecacera, Pikachu Hörnchenschnecke
Thecacera pennigera
Geflügelte Hörnchenschnecke
Thecacera picta
Bemalte Hörnchenschnecke, Helikopter-Schnecke
Thecacera virescens
Thecacera vittata

More related species in this lexicon:

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2013-04-22 20:18:53
Last edit:: 2024-07-21 17:27:21

Info

Thecacera picta Baba, 1972

This species feeds on Bryozoan (moss animals).Thecacera picta lives on sand and rubble bottom.There are several color variations and various patterns of this nudibranch.

External links

Sea Slug Forum (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
sealifebase (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

Pictures

Spawn

Thecacera picta with eggs on bryozoan prey, Batangas, Philippines 2025

Mating

Commonly

Thecacera picta,Romblon Philippines,Size2 cm - 2.5 cm,2018

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