Portorchardia candela Candela Nudibranch

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

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lexID:

17780 

AphiaID:

1831140 

Scientific:

Portorchardia candela 

German:

Candela Fadenschnecke 

English:

Candela Nudibranch 

Category:

голожаберный Моллюск 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Nudibranchia (Order) > Coryphellidae (Family) > Portorchardia (Genus) > candela (Species) 

Initial determination:

Korshunova, Fletcher & Martynov, 2025 

Occurrence:

Canada Eastern Pacific, USA 

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:

Meter 

Habitats:

Seawater, Sea water 

Size:

0.39" - 1.18" (1,0cm - 3,2cm) 

Temperature:

6,9 °F - 17,3 °F (6,9°C - 17,3°C) 

Food:

Carnivore, Food specialist, Hydrozoa polyps, No reliable information available 

Difficulty:

Not suitable for aquarium keeping 

Offspring:

None 

Toxicity:

Toxic hazard unknown 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE) 

More related species
in this lexicon:

• 
  Portorchardia candela
  Candela Fadenschnecke

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2025-10-06 14:20:35 

Last edit:

2025-10-06 19:02:40 

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