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Actinocyclus verrucosus Nudibranch

Actinocyclus verrucosus is commonly referred to as Nudibranch. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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Actinocyclus verrucosus, La Reunion 2019


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lexID:
7215 
AphiaID:
527814 
Scientific:
Actinocyclus verrucosus 
German:
Nacktschnecke 
English:
Nudibranch 
Category:
Limaces de mer 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Nudibranchia (Order) > Actinocyclidae (Family) > Actinocyclus (Genus) > verrucosus (Species) 
Initial determination:
Ehrenberg, 1831 
Occurrence:
Australia, Coral sea (Eastern Australia), Gulf of Aqaba / Gulf of Eliat, Hawaii, Indo Pacific, Israel, Japan, Madagascar, Marschall Islands, New South Wales (Australia), Okinawa, Philippines, Queensland (Australia), Red Sea, The Ryukyu Islands, Vietnam, West Indies, Western Pacific Ocean 
Sea depth:
0 - 26 Meter 
Size:
0.98" - 1.97" (2.5cm - 5cm) 
Temperature:
75.2 °F - 84.2 °F (24°C - 29°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:
 
Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2023-12-10 12:21:13 

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Actinocyclus verrucosus Ehrenberg, 1831

Actinocyclus verrucosus have a leathery mantle.The colour is pale whitish,yellowish brown to a dark grey brown or black.

This species feeds exclusively on sponges and looks like a sponge.Its well camouflaged on its prey.

Synonyms:
Actinocyclus laevis
Sphaerodoris laevis

External links

  1. Review of the genus Actinocyclus Ehrenberg, 1831 (Opisthobranchia : Doridoidea) (en). Abgerufen am 10.12.2023.
  2. Sea Slug Forum (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  3. Seaslugs of Hawaii (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  4. seaslugs.free.fr (en). Abgerufen am 23.12.2021.

Pictures

Spawn

e244-eggs-k02-140629-bm45,A Actinocyclus verrucosus, specimen with an egg mass found under a rock on 29 June 2014., Kwajalein 2014

Commonly

Actinocyclus verrucosus, La Reunion 2019
Foto: Eilat, Israel

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