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Polycerella emertoni Emerton's Polycerella

Polycerella emertoni is commonly referred to as Emerton's Polycerella. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:
15928 
AphiaID:
140839 
Scientific:
Polycerella emertoni 
German:
Emertons Polycerella 
English:
Emerton's Polycerella 
Category:
Ślimaki nagoskrzelne 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Nudibranchia (Order) > Polyceridae (Family) > Polycerella (Genus) > emertoni (Species) 
Initial determination:
A. E. Verrill, 1880 
Occurrence:
Tunesien, Adriatic Sea (Mediterranean), Brazil, Cuba, European Coasts, Greece, Gulf of Mexico, Italy, Morocco, North Atlantic Ocean, North-West-Atlantic, Slovenia, Spain, The Bahamas, the Caribbean, the Mediterranean Sea, USA, Venezuela 
Sea depth:
- 15 Meter 
Size:
0" - 0" (0,4cm - 0,5cm) 
Temperature:
°F - 82.4 °F (°C - 28°C) 
Food:
Carnivore, Food specialist, Hydrozoa polyps, Predatory 
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:
 
Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2023-09-08 14:18:28 

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Polycerella emertoni A. E. Verrill, 1880

Polycerella emertoni is a very small snail that grows to a maximum size of 5-6 mm. It has an amazingly wide distribution. Emerton's Polycerella feeds on arboreal bryozoans such as Zoobotryon sp., Bowerbankia gracilis and Amathia distans, as well as Bugula neritina.

Synonymised names:
Polycerella comyna [sic] · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym (misspelling)
Polycerella conyna Er. Marcus, 1957 · unaccepted (synonym)
Polycerella davenportii Balch, 1899 · unaccepted
Polycerella recondita Schmekel, 1965 · unaccepted

External links

  1. doris.ffessm.fr (fr). Abgerufen am 08.09.2023.
  2. medslugs (de) (Archive.org). Abgerufen am 08.09.2023.
  3. seaslugforum (en). Abgerufen am 08.09.2023.
  4. treatment.plazi.org (en). Abgerufen am 08.09.2023.
  5. WoRMS (en). Abgerufen am 08.09.2023.

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