Phyllidia tula Warty slug

Phyllidia tula is commonly referred to as Warty slug. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Scott & Jeanette Johnson, Kwajalein Unterwater

Phyllidia tula

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lexID:: 12550
AphiaID:: 536614

Scientific:: Phyllidia tula
German:: Warzenschnecke
English:: Warty Slug

Category:: голожаберный Моллюск

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Nudibranchia (Order) > Phyllidiidae (Family) > Phyllidia (Genus) > tula (Species)
Initial determination:: Er. Marcus & Ev. Marcus, 1970

Occurrence:: French Polynesia, Micronesia
Sea depth:: - 14 Meter
Size:: 1.97" - 3.15" (5cm - 8cm)
Temperature:: °F - 77 °F (°C - 25°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:

More related species in this lexicon:

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2019-11-13 20:11:21
Last edit:: 2019-11-13 20:25:13

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Phyllidia tula Er. Marcus & Ev. Marcus, 1970

Phyllidia tula has a black dorsum with large yellow-capped tubercles surrounded by pale blue or translucent white rings..Oral tentacles with yellow tips. Towards the edge of the mantle these tubercles become small, sometimes without any yellow caps.

This species feeds on sponges.

Similar to Phyllidia madangensis and Phyllidia carlsonhoffi.

External links

Gastropods (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
Sea Slug Forum (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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