Dermatobranchus pustulosus Nudibranch

Dermatobranchus pustulosus, Batangas, Luzon, Philippines 2023

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lexID:: 7534
AphiaID:: 558947

Scientific:: Dermatobranchus pustulosus
German:: Furchenschnecke
English:: Nudibranch

Category:: Limaces de mer

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Nudibranchia (Order) > Arminidae (Family) > Dermatobranchus (Genus) > pustulosus (Species)
Initial determination:: van Hasselt, 1824

Occurrence:: Egypt, Indo Pacific, Indonesia, Kenya, Komodo (Komodo Island), Lembeh Strait, Madagascar, Malaysia, Mayotte, Philippines, Sulawesi, Western Pacific Ocean
Size:: 1.97" - 3.15" (5cm - 8cm)
Temperature:: 71.6 °F - 80.6 °F (22°C - 27°C)
Food:: Coral polyps = corallivorous, 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:

Dermatobranchus albineus
Weiß-Rippen Furchenschnecke
Dermatobranchus albopunctulatus
Dermatobranchus albus
Furchenschnecke
Dermatobranchus arminus
Dermatobranchus caeruleomaculatus
Blau-gefleckte Furchenschnecke
Dermatobranchus caesitius
Blauer Nadelstreifen Furchenschnecke
Dermatobranchus cymatilis
Dermatobranchus dendronephthyphagus
Furchenschnecke
Dermatobranchus diagonalis
Dermatobranchus earlei
Dermatobranchus fasciatus
Dermatobranchus fortunatus
Glücks-Dermatobranchus, Fortunatus-Furchenschnecke
Dermatobranchus funiculus
Furchenschnecke
Dermatobranchus glaber
Dermatobranchus gonatophorus
Furchenschnecke
Dermatobranchus kalyptos
Furchenschnecke
Dermatobranchus kokonas
Dermatobranchus leoni
Dermatobranchus marginlatus
Dermatobranchus microphallus
Dermatobranchus multidentatus
Dermatobranchus multistriatus
Dermatobranchus nigropunctatus
Dermatobranchus oculus
Dermatobranchus ornatus
Kunstvolle Furchenschnecke
Dermatobranchus otome
Dermatobranchus phyllodes
Furchenschnecke
Dermatobranchus piperoides
Furchenschnecke
Dermatobranchus primus
Furchenschnecke
Dermatobranchus pustulosus
Furchenschnecke
Dermatobranchus rodmani
Furchenschnecke
Dermatobranchus rubidus
Dermatobranchus sagamianus
Dermatobranchus semilunus
Dermatobranchus semistriatus
Furchenschnecke
Dermatobranchus striatellus
Dermatobranchus striatus
Dermatobranchus substriatus
Dermatobranchus tongshanensis
Dermatobranchus tuberculatus
Furchenschnecke

More related species in this lexicon:

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2014-09-16 19:44:22
Last edit:: 2014-09-16 19:44:22

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Dermatobranchus pustulosus van Hasselt, 1824

Dermatobranchus pustulosuscan have a brownish mottled mantle with irregular pustules ("pustulosus"). Rhinophores are swollen,the foot and the oral veil are pink with black spots.

Sea snails of the Familiy Arminidae generally eat soft corals and sea pens.It is often seen burrowing in sand.

Dermatobranchus pustulosus feeds on xeid soft corals.

Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Heterobranchia (Subclass) > Opisthobranchia (Infraclass) > Nudibranchia (Order) > Dexiarchia (Suborder) > Euarminida (Infraorder) > Arminoidea (Superfamily) > Arminidae (Family) > Dermatobranchus (Genus)

External links

researchgate (en). Abgerufen am 17.04.2024.
Seaslugs.free.fr (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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