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Tambja marbellensis Marbella Nudibranch

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


Profilbild Urheber Stefan Verheyen, Niederlande

Tambja marbellensis, Albufeira, PT-FA, PT 2016


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lexID:
11371 
AphiaID:
140051 
Scientific:
Tambja marbellensis 
German:
Marbella Neosternschnecke 
English:
Marbella Nudibranch 
Category:
Nudibranchi 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Nudibranchia (Order) > Polyceridae (Family) > Tambja (Genus) > marbellensis (Species) 
Initial determination:
Schick & Cervera, 1998 
Occurrence:
East-Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic Ocean, Portugal, Spain, the Mediterranean Sea 
Marine Zone:
Subtidal, sublittoral, infralittoral, deep zone of the oceans from the lower limit of the intertidal zone (intertidal) to the shelf edge at about 200 m water depth. neritic. 
Sea depth:
3 - 20 Meter 
Habitats:
Rocky, hard seabeds, Under rocks 
Size:
0.39" - 1.57" (1,2cm - 4,5cm) 
Temperature:
°F - 77 °F (°C - 25°C) 
Food:
Bryozoans (sea mats), Carnivore, Food specialist 
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
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Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2025-08-18 14:14:45 

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Tambja marbellensis Schick & Cervera, 1998

Background colour dark blue or greenish blue, with a yellow edge to the mantle and the foot,longitudina yellow lines on the mantle and the sides of the foot. Gills and rhinophore pockets are yellow edged. The yellow lines and streaks with a thin median deeper brown line.

Tambja marbellensis feeds exclusively on bryozoans.

External links

  1. OPK (en). Abgerufen am 18.08.2025.
  2. Sea Slug Forum (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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