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Kalinga ornata Ornate Nudibranch

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

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Kalinga ornata,feeding on bristle stars,25 cm, 6 m,Philippines 2019 - Creative Commons License CC by-sa 3.0


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lexID:
8082 
AphiaID:
531058 
Scientific:
Kalinga ornata 
German:
Verzierte Kalinga 
English:
Ornate Nudibranch 
Category:
Limaces de mer 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Nudibranchia (Order) > Polyceridae (Family) > Kalinga (Genus) > ornata (Species) 
Initial determination:
Alder & Hancock, 1864 
Occurrence:
Hong Kong, Anilao, Australia, China, East Africa, Hawaii, India, Indo Pacific, Japan, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Queensland (Australia), Singapore, South-Africa, Western Pacific Ocean 
Marine Zone:
Subtidal, sublittoral, infralittoral, deep zone of the oceans from the lower limit of the intertidal zone (intertidal) to the shelf edge at about 200 m water depth. neritic. 
Sea depth:
6 - 182 Meter 
Habitats:
Coastal waters, Muddy grounds, Seawater, Sea water 
Size:
3.15" - 7.48" (8cm - 19cm) 
Temperature:
71.6 °F - 80.6 °F (22°C - 27°C) 
Food:
Carnivore, Predatory, Starfishs 
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:
2025-11-14 14:42:43 

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Kalinga ornata Alder & Hancock, 1864

Kalinga ornata is the only species in the genus Kalinga and the type genus of the subfamily Kalinginae.

This sea slug is nocturnal and prefers sandy or silty bottom. Kalinga ornata lives burrowed in the sand or mud.The background colour is white with small whitish and larger reddish papillae.

Feeds on brittle stars.

External links

  1. medslugs (en) (Archive.org). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  2. Sea Slug Forum (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  3. Slugside.us (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  4. Wikipedia (en). Abgerufen am 02.06.2022.

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Spawn

Kalinga ornata,laying eggs,25 cm, 6 m,Philippines 2019 - Creative Commons License CC by-sa 3.0

Mating

Kalinga ornata,2 specimens mating,25 cm, 6 m,Philippines 2019 - Creative Commons License CC by-sa 3.0

Commonly

Kalinga ornata,Gold Coast QLD, Australia 2020
Kalinga ornata,feeding on bristle stars,25 cm, 6 m,Philippines 2019 - Creative Commons License CC by-sa 3.0

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