Doris viridis nudibranch

Scott & Jeanette Johnson, Kwajalein Unterwater

e137-k02-101231_Doris viridis,10mm, Kwajalein 2009

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lexID:: 10437
AphiaID:: 872699

Scientific:: Doris viridis
German:: Sternschnecke
English:: Nudibranch

Category:: Ślimaki nagoskrzelne

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Nudibranchia (Order) > Dorididae (Family) > Doris (Genus) > viridis (Species)
Initial determination:: (Pease, ), 1861

Occurrence:: Eastern Pacific Ocean, Hawaii, Indo Pacific, Japan, Okinawa, Papua New Guinea, Tahiti
Sea depth:: 7 Meter
Size:: 0" - 0.39" (0,5cm - 1,5cm)
Temperature:: ~ 71.6 °F (22°C)
Food:: 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:: 2017-02-13 20:01:13
Last edit:: 2017-02-13 20:24:53

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Doris viridis (Pease, 1861)

The colour ranges from greenish blue to green to orange or yellowish orange. Doris viridis feeds exclusively on the orange encrusting sponge Prianos phlox.The egg mass is yellow or gray colored.

Very similar in size and appearance is Doriopsis pecten, differ only in colour.

Synonyme:
Dendrodoris viridis
Doriopsis viridis
Guyonia viridis

Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Heterobranchia (Subclass) > Opisthobranchia (Infraclass) > Nudibranchia (Order) > Euctenidiacea (Suborder) > Doridacea (Infraorder) > Doridoidea (Superfamily) > Dorididae (Family) > Doris (Genus) > Doris viridis (Species)

External links

Rfbolland.com (en) (Archive.org). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
Seaslugs of Hawaii (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
UnderwaterKwaj, Homepage Scott & Jeanette Johnson (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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