Tenellia goniophaga Goniopra Eating Nudibranch

Tenellia goniophaga is commonly referred to as Goniopra Eating Nudibranch. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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Phestilla goniophaga, HongKong 2022

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AphiaID:: 1783820

Scientific:: Tenellia goniophaga
German:: Goniopora fressende Nacktschnecke
English:: Goniopra Eating Nudibranch

Category:: Ślimaki nagoskrzelne

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Nudibranchia (Order) > Trinchesiidae (Family) > Tenellia (Genus) > goniophaga (Species)
Initial determination:: (J.-T. Hu, Y.-J. Zhang, S. K. F. Yiu, J. Y. Xie & J.-W. Qui, ), 2020

Occurrence:: Vereinigte Arabische Emirate, Hong Kong, Bali, Gulf of Oman / Oman, Indonesia, Lembeh Strait, Palau, Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan, Tulamben
Marine Zone:: Intertidal (Eulittoral), intertidal zone between the high and low tide lines characterized by the alternation of low and high tide down to 15 meters
Sea depth:: 2 - 20 Meter
Habitats:: Coral reefs, On living corals, Seawater, Sea water
Size:: up to 1.18" (3 cm)
Temperature:: 71.6 °F - 29,4 °F (22°C - 29,4°C)
Food:: Carnivore, Coral polyps = corallivorous, Parasitic
Difficulty:: Not suitable for aquarium keeping
Offspring:: Not available as offspring
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:: 2024-01-09 15:09:11
Last edit:: 2025-01-24 12:25:14

Info

Tenellia goniophaga J.-T. Hu, Y.-J. Zhang, S. K. F. Yiu, J. Y. Xie & J.-W. Qui, 2020

Habitat: 2–20 m water depth, associated with colonies of Goniopora spp., including Goniopora columna, Goniopora djiboutiensis and Goniopora lobata.

Etymology: The species epithet goniophaga, composed of parts of the Latin genus name “Goniopora” and “phaga” (eat), describes the predator-prey relationship between this new species and corals from the genus Goniopora.

Synonymised names
Phestilla goniophaga J.-T. Hu, Y.-J. Zhang, S. K. F. Yiu, J. Y. Xie & J.-W. Qui, 2020 · unaccepted > superseded combination

External links

A New Species of Predatory Nudibranch (Gastropoda: Trinchesiidae) of the Scleractinian Coral Goniopora (en). Abgerufen am 10.01.2024.
reefbuilders (en). Abgerufen am 10.01.2024.
Reserchgate (en). Abgerufen am 09.01.2024.
ScienceDirect (en). Abgerufen am 27.01.2024.
sealifebase (en). Abgerufen am 26.01.2024.

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Tenellia goniophaga,Fuji-Hakone-Izu National Park, Tokyo, JP 2023

Phestilla goniophaga, Tulamben, Bali 2025

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