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Tenellia albocrusta White-crusted Aeolid

Tenellia albocrusta is commonly referred to as White-crusted Aeolid. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.


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Cuthona albocrusta, Monterey Docks 2015


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lexID:
10523 
AphiaID:
986813 
Scientific:
Tenellia albocrusta 
German:
Weiß-Krusten Fadenschnecke 
English:
White-crusted Aeolid 
Category:
Ślimaki nagoskrzelne 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Nudibranchia (Order) > Trinchesiidae (Family) > Tenellia (Genus) > albocrusta (Species) 
Initial determination:
(MacFarland, ), 1966 
Occurrence:
Gulf of California, Mexico (East Pacific), USA 
Sea depth:
1 - 30 Meter 
Habitats:
Seawater, Sea water 
Size:
0,8 cm 
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) 
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Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2025-05-27 15:05:02 

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Tenellia albocrusta (MacFarland, 1966)

Tenellia albocrusta has its distribution area on the north coast of America. The rather small thread snail is a food specialist and feeds mainly on hydrozoon polyps.

The species name "albocrusta" refers to the white, crust-like spots that are a distinctive feature of this filamentous snail.

Unfortunately, further information about this snail are not available.

Synonymised names
Cratena albocrusta MacFarland, 1966 · unaccepted
Cuthona albocrusta (MacFarland, 1966) · unaccepted
Trinchesia albocrusta (MacFarland, 1966) · unaccepted > superseded combination

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