Doris wellingtonensis Wellington Doris

Doris wellingtonensis is commonly referred to as Wellington Doris. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:: 8807
AphiaID:: 533955

Scientific:: Doris wellingtonensis
German:: Wellington Sternschnecke
English:: Wellington Doris

Category:: голожаберный Моллюск

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Nudibranchia (Order) > Dorididae (Family) > Doris (Genus) > wellingtonensis (Species)
Initial determination:: Abraham, 1877

Occurrence:: Australia, New Zealand, Tasmania (Australia)
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:: - 20 Meter
Habitats:: Intertidal zone, Tidal Zone, Muddy grounds, Rocky outcrops, Rock ledges, Rocky, hard seabeds, Seawater, Sea water
Size:: 2.76" - 7.87" (7cm - 20cm)
Temperature:: 53.6 °F - 59 °F (12°C - 15°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:

Doris alboranica
Doris ananas
Ananas Doris
Doris beringiensis
Doris bertheloti
Berthelots Sternschnecke
Doris bicolor
Doris bovena
Doris caeca
Doris cameroni
Camerons Sternschnecke
Doris capensis
Doris chrysoderma
Lemon Lolly Doris, Chrysanthemen Doris
Doris claurina
Doris elegans
Doris falklandica
Doris flabellifera
Doris fontainii
Sternschnecke
Doris fretterae
Doris fulva
Doris granulosa
Doris hayeki
Doris ilo
Doris immonda
Sternschnecke
Doris januarii
Doris kerguelenensis
Sternschnecke
Doris kpone
Doris kyolis
Doris laboutei
Doris magnotuberculata
Doris marmorata
Doris minuta
Doris montereyensis
Monterey Meerzitrone
Doris morenoi
Doris nanula
Doris nobilis
Doris nucleola
Sternschnecke
Doris ocelligera
Sternschnecke
Doris odhneri
Odhners Doris, Weiße Nachtdoris
Doris pickensi
Pickens Doris, Ellwood Sternschnecke
Doris pseudoargus
Doris pseudoverrucosa
Doris scripta
Doris sticta
Doris sugashimae
Doris tricolor
Doris verrucosa
Warzen Doris, Schwamm Schnecke
Doris violacea
Doris viridis
Sternschnecke
Doris wellingtonensis
Wellington Sternschnecke

More related species in this lexicon:

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2015-10-02 19:12:22
Last edit:: 2024-09-01 19:47:44

Info

Doris wellingtonensis Abraham, 1877

Doris wellingtonensis is likely the largest nudibranch in New Zealand (20 cm in lenght). The body colour can be khaki brown,orange or yellow. On the mantle are round, flattened tubercles.The largest tubercles are concentrated on the middle of the dorsum.

Doris wellingtonensis is often found at low tide under rocks and rock ledges,but also on sandy and muddy bottom. This species feeds on yellow and orange encrusting sponges, such as Halichondria sp.and Hymeniacidon sp.

Synonyme:
Archidoris wellingtonensis
Onchidoris tuberculatus

External links

Sea Slug Forum (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
Slugside.us (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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Spawn

Doris wellingtonensis,Región de Wellington, Nueva Zelanda 2024

Commonly

Doris wellingtonensis, Copyright@Dr.Paddy Ryan

Doris wellingtonensis.In low tide rock pool, Long Bay Marine Reserve, Auckland.2021

Doris wellingtonensis,In shallow subtidal kelp, Auckland, New Zealand 2021

Doris wellingtonensis,Camouflaged. On low tidal rocks in Maori Bay, Muriwai,2020

Doris wellingtonensis,On low tidal rocks in Maori Bay, Muriwai,2020

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