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Jorunna spazzola Nudibranch

Jorunna spazzola is commonly referred to as Nudibranch. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.


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Jorunna spazzola, Cayman Islands 2026 (CC BY)


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lexID:
6818 
AphiaID:
420601 
Scientific:
Jorunna spazzola 
German:
Sternschnecke 
English:
Nudibranch 
Category:
Ślimaki nagoskrzelne 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Nudibranchia (Order) > Discodorididae (Family) > Jorunna (Genus) > spazzola (Species) 
Initial determination:
(Er. Marcus, ), 1955 
Occurrence:
Brazil, Columbia, Florida, Gulf of Mexico, the Caribbean, the Cayman Islands, USA, West-Atlantic Ocean 
Sea depth:
1 - 5 Meter 
Habitats:
Seawater, Sea water 
Size:
0.71" - 1.42" (1.8cm - 3.6cm) 
Temperature:
68 °F - 82.4 °F (20°C - 28°C) 
Food:
Carnivore, 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
:
 
More related species
in this lexicon
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Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2026-05-31 20:08:45 

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Jorunna spazzola (Er. Marcus, 1955)

Jorunna spazzola (formerly Awuka spazzola) lives in shallow water.The body of this nudibranch is flat similar a flatworm. It feeds on sponges.

Synonymised names
Awuka spazzola Er. Marcus, 1955 · unaccepted (original combination)

External links

  1. seaslugforum (en). Abgerufen am 31.05.2026.
  2. Wikipedia (en). Abgerufen am 31.05.2026.

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