Peltodoris atromaculata Dotted Sea Slug, Sea Cow

Peltodoris atromaculata is commonly referred to as Dotted Sea Slug, Sea Cow. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:

3233 

AphiaID:

509315 

Scientific:

Peltodoris atromaculata 

German:

Leoparden-Sternschnecke 

English:

Dotted Sea Slug, Sea Cow 

Category:

голожаберный Моллюск 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Nudibranchia (Order) > Discodorididae (Family) > Peltodoris (Genus) > atromaculata (Species) 

Initial determination:

Bergh, 1880 

Occurrence:

Adriatic Sea (Mediterranean), East-Atlantic Ocean, France, the Canary Islands, the Mediterranean Sea 

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:

12 - 20 Meter 

Habitats:

Coral reefs, Rocky, hard seabeds, Seawater, Sea water, Underwater caves, Underwater caverns 

Size:

up to 4.72" (12 cm) 

Temperature:

59 °F - 77 °F (15°C - 25°C) 

Food:

Carnivore, 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:

• 
  Peltodoris atromaculata
  Leoparden-Sternschnecke
• Peltodoris aurea
• Peltodoris carolynae
• Peltodoris lancei
• Peltodoris lippa
• 
  Peltodoris mullineri
  Mulliners Sternschnecke
• 
  Peltodoris murrea
  Prachtsternschnecke
• 
  Peltodoris nobilis
  Pazifik-Meerzitrone
• 
  Peltodoris punctifera
  Gepunktete Sternschnecke
• Peltodoris rosae
• 
  Peltodoris rubra
  Sternschnecke
• Peltodoris temarensis
• Alle anzeigen

 

More related species
in this lexicon:

• 
  Peltodoris lentiginosa
  Große Sommersprossen-Sternschnecke

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2010-06-13 15:06:24 

Last edit:

2024-08-30 20:05:18 

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