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Lomanotus vermiformis Worm Lomanotus

Lomanotus vermiformis is commonly referred to as Worm Lomanotus. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.


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Lomanotus vermiformis, Tulamben, Bali 2024


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lexID:
8166 
AphiaID:
532992 
Scientific:
Lomanotus vermiformis 
German:
Wurm Lomanotus 
English:
Worm Lomanotus 
Category:
Ślimaki nagoskrzelne 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Nudibranchia (Order) > Lomanotidae (Family) > Lomanotus (Genus) > vermiformis (Species) 
Initial determination:
Eliot, 1908 
Occurrence:
Ambon, Bali, Circumtropic, Florida, Gulf of California, Indo Pacific, Malaysia, Panama, Philippines, Red Sea, The Bahamas, the Caribbean, Tulamben, USA, Western Pacific Ocean 
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:
0 - 11 Meter 
Habitats:
Seawater, Sea water 
Size:
0.79" - 1.57" (2,5cm - 4cm) 
Temperature:
71.6 °F - 82.4 °F (22°C - 28°C) 
Food:
Carnivore, Food specialist, Hydrozoa polyps 
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
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More related species
in this lexicon
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Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2025-10-29 12:42:32 

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Lomanotus vermiformis Eliot, 1908

Lomanotus vermiformis feeds on Hydrozoans, especially Macrorhynchia philippina(Synonym:Lytocarpus philippinus).This sea slug is very well camouflaged on the Hydrozoon.With its elongate body and a very sticky mucous secretion this species clings tightly to the Hydrozoans.

Synonymised names
Lomanotus stauberi K. Clark & Goetzfried, 1976 · unaccepted

External links

  1. Sea Slug Forum (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  2. Slugside.us (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  3. Wikipedia (en). Abgerufen am 29.10.2025.

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