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Bursatella leachii Blainville, 1817
This relatively small elongate Sea Hare usually has dark longitudinal lines and scattered eye spots, either with pink or blue centres.
Sea hares feed on algae. They eat various types of algae, kelp and seaweed. In the process, plant parts are rasped off with the rasping tongue (radula). Microscopic food particles are also ingested with the algae. They are often used in aquaristics for algae problems, but with the end of their food they also get nutritional problems.
For protection against predators there are some species that additionally store the toxin aplysiatoxin. This aplysiatoxin is a product of cyanobacteria, which grow on certain types of seaweed. These are ingested along with the algae.
Sea hares are good algae eaters after a usually difficult acclimation period and are also not very picky about the algae. When acclimating, be sure to use the droplet method, as they are extremely sensitive to density fluctuations.
Thus, in addition to the usual filamentous algae, Wrangelia argus and so-called smear algae are often not spurned.
If no more algae are present, then it does not take long and the ea hare starves to death.
However, you can also offer it over-scalded lettuce as a substitute food, but then you should also looka for a substitute home.
Attention, important:
If you want to keep a sea hare, be sure to provide shelter so they don't get caught in a flow pump and shredded.
Dying sea hares are capable of causing the entire fish and crustacean population to die within a short period of time.
If the dead sea hare is not discovered in time, it is imperative to perform a very generous water change and additionally filter with charcoal to filter out the released toxins
Synonymised names:
Aclesia africana Engel, 1926
Aclesia freeri Griffin, 1912
Aclesia glauca Cheeseman, 1878
Aclesia rosea Engel, 1926
Aplysia bursatella Rang, 1834
Aplysia cirrhifera Quoy & Gaimard, 1832
Aplysia pleii Rang, 1828
Barnardaclesia cirrhifera (Quoy & Gaimard, 1832)
Bursatella lacinulata Gould, 1852
Bursatella leachi [sic] (misspelling)
Bursatella leachii africana (Engel, 1926)
Bursatella leachii guineensis Bebbington, 1969
Bursatella leachii hirasei Eales & Engel, 1935
Bursatella leachii lacinulata Gould, 1852
Bursatella leachii leachii Blainville, 1817
Bursatella leachii pleii (Rang, 1828)
Bursatella leachii rosea (Engel, 1926)
Bursatella leachii savigniana Audouin, 1826
Bursatella savigniana Audouin, 1826
Notarchus (Bursatella) leachii (Blainville, 1817)
Notarchus brevipes Hägg, 1904
Notarchus cirrhifera (Quoy & Gaimard, 1832)
Notarchus cirrosus Stimpson, 1855
Notarchus intrapictus Cockerell, 1893
Notarchus laciniatus Rüppell & Leuckart, 1830
Notarchus leachii (Blainville, 1817)
Notarchus leachii cirrosus Stimpson, 1855
Notarchus pleii (Rang, 1828)
Notarchus savignyanus
Notarchus villosus O'Donoghue, 1929
Ramosaclesia rex Allan, 1932
Direct children (8):
Subspecies Bursatella leachii africana (Engel, 1926) accepted as Bursatella leachii Blainville, 1817
Subspecies Bursatella leachii guineensis Bebbington, 1969 accepted as Bursatella leachii Blainville, 1817
Subspecies Bursatella leachii hirasei Eales & Engel, 1935 accepted as Bursatella leachii Blainville, 1817
Subspecies Bursatella leachii lacinulata Gould, 1852 accepted as Bursatella leachii Blainville, 1817
Subspecies Bursatella leachii leachii Blainville, 1817 accepted as Bursatella leachii Blainville, 1817
Subspecies Bursatella leachii pleii (Rang, 1828) accepted as Bursatella leachii Blainville, 1817
Subspecies Bursatella leachii rosea (Engel, 1926) accepted as Bursatella leachii Blainville, 1817
Subspecies Bursatella leachii savigniana Audouin, 1826 accepted as Bursatella leachii Blainville, 1817
This relatively small elongate Sea Hare usually has dark longitudinal lines and scattered eye spots, either with pink or blue centres.
Sea hares feed on algae. They eat various types of algae, kelp and seaweed. In the process, plant parts are rasped off with the rasping tongue (radula). Microscopic food particles are also ingested with the algae. They are often used in aquaristics for algae problems, but with the end of their food they also get nutritional problems.
For protection against predators there are some species that additionally store the toxin aplysiatoxin. This aplysiatoxin is a product of cyanobacteria, which grow on certain types of seaweed. These are ingested along with the algae.
Sea hares are good algae eaters after a usually difficult acclimation period and are also not very picky about the algae. When acclimating, be sure to use the droplet method, as they are extremely sensitive to density fluctuations.
Thus, in addition to the usual filamentous algae, Wrangelia argus and so-called smear algae are often not spurned.
If no more algae are present, then it does not take long and the ea hare starves to death.
However, you can also offer it over-scalded lettuce as a substitute food, but then you should also looka for a substitute home.
Attention, important:
If you want to keep a sea hare, be sure to provide shelter so they don't get caught in a flow pump and shredded.
Dying sea hares are capable of causing the entire fish and crustacean population to die within a short period of time.
If the dead sea hare is not discovered in time, it is imperative to perform a very generous water change and additionally filter with charcoal to filter out the released toxins
Synonymised names:
Aclesia africana Engel, 1926
Aclesia freeri Griffin, 1912
Aclesia glauca Cheeseman, 1878
Aclesia rosea Engel, 1926
Aplysia bursatella Rang, 1834
Aplysia cirrhifera Quoy & Gaimard, 1832
Aplysia pleii Rang, 1828
Barnardaclesia cirrhifera (Quoy & Gaimard, 1832)
Bursatella lacinulata Gould, 1852
Bursatella leachi [sic] (misspelling)
Bursatella leachii africana (Engel, 1926)
Bursatella leachii guineensis Bebbington, 1969
Bursatella leachii hirasei Eales & Engel, 1935
Bursatella leachii lacinulata Gould, 1852
Bursatella leachii leachii Blainville, 1817
Bursatella leachii pleii (Rang, 1828)
Bursatella leachii rosea (Engel, 1926)
Bursatella leachii savigniana Audouin, 1826
Bursatella savigniana Audouin, 1826
Notarchus (Bursatella) leachii (Blainville, 1817)
Notarchus brevipes Hägg, 1904
Notarchus cirrhifera (Quoy & Gaimard, 1832)
Notarchus cirrosus Stimpson, 1855
Notarchus intrapictus Cockerell, 1893
Notarchus laciniatus Rüppell & Leuckart, 1830
Notarchus leachii (Blainville, 1817)
Notarchus leachii cirrosus Stimpson, 1855
Notarchus pleii (Rang, 1828)
Notarchus savignyanus
Notarchus villosus O'Donoghue, 1929
Ramosaclesia rex Allan, 1932
Direct children (8):
Subspecies Bursatella leachii africana (Engel, 1926) accepted as Bursatella leachii Blainville, 1817
Subspecies Bursatella leachii guineensis Bebbington, 1969 accepted as Bursatella leachii Blainville, 1817
Subspecies Bursatella leachii hirasei Eales & Engel, 1935 accepted as Bursatella leachii Blainville, 1817
Subspecies Bursatella leachii lacinulata Gould, 1852 accepted as Bursatella leachii Blainville, 1817
Subspecies Bursatella leachii leachii Blainville, 1817 accepted as Bursatella leachii Blainville, 1817
Subspecies Bursatella leachii pleii (Rang, 1828) accepted as Bursatella leachii Blainville, 1817
Subspecies Bursatella leachii rosea (Engel, 1926) accepted as Bursatella leachii Blainville, 1817
Subspecies Bursatella leachii savigniana Audouin, 1826 accepted as Bursatella leachii Blainville, 1817
