Tenellia fulgens Black-and-yellow Cuthona, Shiny Aeolid

Tenellia fulgens is commonly referred to as Black-and-yellow Cuthona, Shiny Aeolid. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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Cuthona fulgens, Pillar Point 2014

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lexID:: 10329
AphiaID:: 890624

Scientific:: Tenellia fulgens
German:: Glänzende Tenellia
English:: Black-and-yellow Cuthona, Shiny Aeolid

Category:: Ślimaki nagoskrzelne

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Nudibranchia (Order) > Trinchesiidae (Family) > Tenellia (Genus) > fulgens (Species)
Initial determination:: (MacFarland, ), 1966

Occurrence:: Eastern Pacific Ocean, Gulf of California, USA
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:: 0" - 0" (0,4cm - 0,8cm)
Temperature:: °F - 50 °F (°C - 10°C)
Food:: Food specialist, Hydrozoa polyps
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:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2017-01-15 20:17:12
Last edit:: 2025-02-02 22:10:58

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Tenellia fulgens (MacFarland, 1966)

The body colour is translucent greyish-white to pale cream. An irregular line of opaque white may occur dorso-medially. Cerata white dots, yellow-brown, raw umber or dark brown. Oral tentacles translucent greyish-white in colour. Rhinophores smooth, colored as oral tentacles. Anterior foot corners rounded.

Feeds on hydroids genus Sarsia.

Synonymised names
Cratena fulgens MacFarland, 1966 · unaccepted > superseded combination
Cuthona fulgens (MacFarland, 1966) · unaccepted
Zelentia fulgens (MacFarland, 1966) · unaccepted > superseded combination

External links

Intertidal Invertebrates of the Monterey Bay Area, California (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
Wikipedia (en). Abgerufen am 18.02.2024.

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Zelentia (Cuthona) fulgens,Pillar Point 2021

Zelentia fulgens (Formerly Cuthona fulgens),Pillar Point,2020

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