Phidiana hiltoni Pugnacious Aeolis, Hilton's Aeolid

Phidiana hiltoni is commonly referred to as Pugnacious Aeolis, Hilton's Aeolid. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Marlin Harms, California USA, California, USA

Phidiana hiltoni Pugnacious Aeolid, California 2008

As the name indicates, this nudibranch is "pugnacious," attacking and eating other nudibranchs, though the diet includes various animals.
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lexID:: 8031
AphiaID:: 578323

Scientific:: Phidiana hiltoni
German:: Hiltons Fadenschnecke
English:: Pugnacious Aeolis, Hilton's Aeolid

Category:: Ślimaki nagoskrzelne

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Nudibranchia (Order) > Facelinidae (Family) > Phidiana (Genus) > hiltoni (Species)
Initial determination:: (O'Donoghue, ), 1927

Occurrence:: Eastern Pacific Ocean, Gulf of California, Gulf of Maine, Mexico (East Pacific), USA
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:: 1 - 220 Meter
Habitats:: Seawater, Sea water, Stony soils
Size:: 6,3 cm
Temperature:: °F - 60.8 °F (°C - 16°C)
Food:: Carnivore, Coral polyps = corallivorous, Hydrozoa polyps, Predatory, Snails
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:

Phidiana adiuncta
Phidiana bourailli
Phidiana hiltoni
Hiltons Fadenschnecke
Phidiana lascrucensis
Las Cruses Fadenschnecke
Phidiana lottini
Fadenschnecke
Phidiana lynceus
Karakal Phidiana, Karakal Fadenschnecke
Phidiana mariadelmarae
Phidiana militaris
Phidiana milleri
Fadenschnecke
Phidiana patagonica
Phidiana pegasus
Phidiana riosi
Phidiana salaamica
Phidiana semidecora
Fadenschnecke
Phidiana unilineata

More related species in this lexicon:

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2015-02-23 17:45:32
Last edit:: 2024-04-19 13:21:30

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Phidiana hiltoni (O'Donoghue, 1927)

The background colour is white.On the body are long purple and brown cerata.Characteristic for Phidiana hiltoni is a reddish or brownish line across the head.

Phidiana hiltoni attacks and feeds other aeolids. This sea slug feeds also on hydrozoon polyps, including Hydractinia and Hydrozoon Plumularia laginifera and other organismen.

Very similar is Hermissenda crassicornis.

Synonymised names
Facelina hiltoni O'Donoghue, 1927 · unaccepted
Phidiana nigra MacFarland, 1966 · unaccepted
Phidiana pugnax Lance, 1962 · unaccepted (junior synonym)