Tritonicula hamnerorum Nudibranch

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

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AphiaID:: 1473651

Scientific:: Tritonicula hamnerorum
German:: Bäumchenschnecke
English:: Nudibranch

Category:: Limaces de mer

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Nudibranchia (Order) > Tritoniidae (Family) > Tritonicula (Genus) > hamnerorum (Species)
Initial determination:: (Gosliner & Ghiselin, ), 1987

Occurrence:: Belize, Bermuda, Florida, Gulf of Mexico, Honduras, The Bahamas, the Caribbean, the Cayman Islands
Sea depth:: 2 - 4 Meter
Size:: 0.59" - 0.98" (1.5cm - 2.5cm)
Temperature:: 68 °F - 80.6 °F (20°C - 27°C)
Food:: Coral polyps = corallivorous, Predatory
Difficulty:: Not suitable for aquarium keeping
Offspring:: Not available as offspring
Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown

CITES:

Not evaluated

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE)

More related species in this lexicon:

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2014-09-13 13:35:30
Last edit:: 2021-11-04 09:20:08

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Tritonicula hamnerorum (Gosliner & Ghiselin, 1987)

Tritonicula hamnerorum feeds exclusively on the sea fan Gorgonia ventalina(Common sea fan).The colour is pink or pale lavender, such as their food.There are white longitudinal stripes on the body.

Synonymised names:
Tritonia hamnerorum Gosliner & Ghiselin, 1987

External links

Sea Slug Forum (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
Wikipedia (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
WoRMS (en). Abgerufen am 04.11.2021.

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