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Gargamella rosi Orange doris

Gargamella rosi is commonly referred to as Orange doris. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.


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Discodoris rosi © Anne Frijsinger & Mat Vestjens, Holland


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lexID:
5902 
AphiaID:
1791544 
Scientific:
Gargamella rosi 
German:
Orange Doris, Sternschnecke 
English:
Orange Doris 
Category:
Limaces de mer 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Doridida (Order) > Discodorididae (Family) > Gargamella (Genus) > rosi (Species) 
Initial determination:
(Ortea, ), 1979 
Occurrence:
Adriatic Sea (Mediterranean) 
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:
Meter 
Habitats:
Seawater, Sea water 
Size:
0.59" - 0.79" (1.5cm - 2cm) 
Temperature:
°F - 75.2 °F (°C - 24°C) 
Food:
Carnivore, 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
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Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2025-11-06 19:14:17 

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Gargamella rosi Ortea, 1979

Gargamella rosi ranges in colour from translucent orange or yellow to almost black, with a distinctive pattern of large white rings over mantle.

Gargamella rosi mimics the sponges, so well it is very hard to detect sometimes.This nudibranch feeds on sponges.

Synonymised names
Discodoris rosi Ortea, 1979 · unaccepted > superseded combination
Rostanga rosi (Ortea, 1979) · unaccepted > superseded combination

External links

  1. sealifebase (en). Abgerufen am 06.11.2025.

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