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Okenia mediterranea Mediterranean Okenia

Okenia mediterranea is commonly referred to as Mediterranean Okenia. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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Okenia mediterranea (c) by Prof. Dr. Peter Wirtz


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lexID:
7175 
AphiaID:
140040 
Scientific:
Okenia mediterranea 
German:
Mittelmeer Okenia 
English:
Mediterranean Okenia 
Category:
голожаберный Моллюск 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Nudibranchia (Order) > Goniodorididae (Family) > Okenia (Genus) > mediterranea (Species) 
Initial determination:
(Ihering, ), 1886 
Occurrence:
Madeira, Portugal, Spain, 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:
Meter 
Habitats:
Intertidal zone, Tidal Zone, Seawater, Sea water 
Size:
up to 0.47" (1.2 cm) 
Temperature:
°F - 75.2 °F (°C - 24°C) 
Food:
Bryozoans (sea mats), Food specialist 
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:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2024-02-13 13:04:01 

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Okenia mediterranea (Ihering, 1886)

Body is ovate with approximately 9 pairs of elongate papillae around the edge of the mantle.

According to Cattaneo-Vietti et al (1990) this species feeds on gorgonians such as Paramuricea clavigera, but Cervera et al (1991) report finding specimens feeding on the ctenostome bryozoan Alcyonidium cf. mytili.

Synonymised names
Idalia mediterranea Ihering, 1886 · unaccepted

External links

  1. Homepage Prof. Dr. Peter Wirtz (en) (Archive.org). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  2. Sea Slug Forum (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  3. sealifebase (en). Abgerufen am 22.08.2022.

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