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Goniobranchus cavae nudibranch

Goniobranchus cavae is commonly referred to as nudibranch. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.


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Goniobranchus cavae BS 2022


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lexID:
10689 
AphiaID:
597352 
Scientific:
Goniobranchus cavae 
German:
Prachtsternschnecke 
English:
Nudibranch 
Category:
Ślimaki nagoskrzelne 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Nudibranchia (Order) > Chromodorididae (Family) > Goniobranchus (Genus) > cavae (Species) 
Initial determination:
(Eliot, ), 1904 
Occurrence:
Gulf of Oman / Oman, India, Indian Ocean, Mauritius, Mozambique, Réunion , South-Africa, Tansania, Zanzibar 
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:
0,5 - 24 Meter 
Habitats:
Intertidal reefs, Rocky reefs, Seagrass meadows, Eelgrass Meadows, Seawater, Sea water 
Size:
1.57" - 1.97" (4,5cm - 5,0cm) 
Temperature:
°F - 82.4 °F (°C - 28°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
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More related species
in this lexicon
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Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2024-03-25 19:41:13 

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Goniobranchus cavae (Eliot, 1904)

The colour is yellowish white, with large drab blotches. On the mantle are dark spots surrounded by a white line and also irregular dull orange spots.The tip and anterior side of the rhinophores are purple.

Very similar to Goniobranchus tennentanus and Goniobranchus leopardus.

Synonymised
Chromodoris cavae Eliot, 1904 (original combination)
Glossodoris cavae (Eliot, 1904)

External links

  1. Sea Slug Forum (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  2. Seaslugs.free.fr (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  3. treatment.plazi.org (en). Abgerufen am 25.03.2024.
  4. Wikipedia (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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