Melibe engeli Ghost Melibe, Engel's Throw-Net Slug

Melibe engeli is commonly referred to as Ghost Melibe, Engel's Throw-Net Slug. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Robin Gwen Agarwal, USA

Melibe engali with egg mass,Romblon, Philippines 2024

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lexID:: 7612
AphiaID:: 593362

Scientific:: Melibe engeli
German:: Geister-Melibe
English:: Ghost Melibe, Engel's Throw-Net Slug

Category:: голожаберный Моллюск

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Nudibranchia (Order) > Tethydidae (Family) > Melibe (Genus) > engeli (Species)
Initial determination:: Risbec, 1937

Occurrence:: Hawaii, Japan, New Caledonia, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Réunion , Sulawesi
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:: 1 - 22 Meter
Habitats:: Rocky shores, Rock coasts, Seawater, Sea water
Size:: 1.57" - 2.36" (4cm - 6cm)
Temperature:: 71.6 °F - 82.4 °F (22°C - 28°C)
Food:: Carnivore, Zoobenthos, Zooxanthellae / Light
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:

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2014-10-11 13:12:22
Last edit:: 2024-06-08 09:26:41

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Melibe engeli Risbec, 1937

Melibe engeli was only known from New Caledonia, but actually the distribution is much wider in Indo-Pacific.

The body is transparent with cylindrical cerata.Brown zooxanthellae scattered on the body.

Species of the genus Melibe have a large expandable oral hood which is fringed with sensory tentacles and used to catch small crustacea and shrimps.Melibe nudibranch have no radula, their prey killed by digestive juices.

External links

Sea Slug Forum (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
Seaslugs of Hawaii (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
Seaslugs.free.fr (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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Melibe engali with egg mass,Romblon, Philippines 2024

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