Cyerce cristallina Harlequin Glass Slug

Cyerce cristallina is commonly referred to as Harlequin Glass Slug. Difficulty in the aquarium: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Profile

lexID:

7771 

AphiaID:

140090 

Scientific:

Cyerce cristallina 

German:

Kristall Saftsauger 

English:

Harlequin Glass Slug 

Category:

Sacoglossa 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Sacoglossa (Order) > Hermaeidae (Family) > Cyerce (Genus) > cristallina (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Trinchese, ), 1881 

Occurrence:

Adriatic Sea (Mediterranean), Bermuda, Canada Eastern Pacific, Columbia, Cuba, Curacao, European Coasts, Italy, Jamaica, Mexico (East Pacific), Spain, The Bahamas, the Caribbean, the Mediterranean Sea, the Netherlands Antilles, USA, West-Atlantic Ocean 

Sea depth:

1 - 5 Meter 

Habitats:

Algae zones, Intertidal zone, Tidal Zone, Seawater, Sea water 

Size:

up to 1.18" (3 cm) 

Temperature:

7,9 °F - 28,1 °F (7,9°C - 28,1°C) 

Food:

Algae (Algivore), No reliable information available 

Difficulty:

There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully 

Offspring:

None 

Toxicity:

Toxic hazard unknown 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE) 

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

• 
  Cyerce antillensis
  Anillen Glas-Saftsauger
• 
  Cyerce bourbonica
  Saftsauger
• 
  Cyerce cristallina
  Kristall Saftsauger
• Cyerce edmundsi
• 
  Cyerce elegans
  Elegante Cyerce, Sternen Cyerce
• Cyerce graeca
• 
  Cyerce kikutarobabai
  Kikutaros Schmetterlingsschnecke, Saftsauger
• 
  Cyerce nigricans
  Schwarz Goldene Cyerce
• Cyerce orteai
• 
  Cyerce pavonina
  Pfauen-Cyerce, Saftsauger

 

More related species
in this lexicon:

• 
  Cyerce basi
  Bas Cyerce, Saftsauger
• 
  Cyerce blackburnae
  Blackburns Cyerce, Saftsauger
• 
  Cyerce goodheartae
  Goodhearts Cyerce
• 
  Cyerce katiae
  Katis Cyerce, Katis Schmetterlingsschnecke
• 
  Cyerce nigra
  Schwarze Cyerce
• 
  Cyerce piercei
  Pierce Cyerce
• 
  Cyerce trowbridgeae
  Trowbridges Cycere
• 
  Cyerce tutela
  Tutela Cyerce, Saftsauger

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2014-12-14 21:02:42 

Last edit:

2024-01-09 14:22:03 

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