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Geitodoris planata Flat Geitodoris

Geitodoris planata is commonly referred to as Flat Geitodoris. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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Geitodoris planata, 2018


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lexID:
5993 
AphiaID:
139580 
Scientific:
Geitodoris planata 
German:
Flache Geitodoris 
English:
Flat Geitodoris 
Category:
Limaces de mer 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Nudibranchia (Order) > Discodorididae (Family) > Geitodoris (Genus) > planata (Species) 
Initial determination:
(Alder & Hancock, ), 1846 
Occurrence:
Azores, European Coasts, North Atlantic Ocean, Norway, the British Isles, the Mediterranean Sea 
Sea depth:
1 - 70 Meter 
Habitats:
Fjords, Intertidal zone, Tidal Zone 
Size:
up to 2.56" (6.5 cm) 
Temperature:
3,5 °F - 73.4 °F (3,5°C - 23°C) 
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:
2023-11-28 17:45:25 

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Geitodoris planata (Alder & Hancock, 1846)

The body of this nudibranch is mottled with brown, orange or purple. There may be up to 12 stellate patches on the mantle that radiate from a central papilla.On the back are numerous small tubercles.

It feeds on sponges such as Mycale rotalis.

Similar to Doris pseudoargus and Discodoris stellifera.

Synonyms:
Discodoris planata (Alder & Hancock)
Doris complanata Verrill, 1880
Doris planata Alder & Hancock, 1846
Doris testudinaria Risso, 1826
Geitodoris complanata (A. E. Verrill, 1880)

External links

  1. artsdatabanken (no). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  2. Encyclopedia of marine life of Britain and Ireland (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  3. Homepage von Anne Frijsinger & Mat Vestjens (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  4. OPK (en). Abgerufen am 18.06.2025.
  5. YouTube - Video (en). Abgerufen am 28.11.2023.

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Geitodoris planata © Anne Frijsinger & Mat Vestjens, Holland
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