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Dermatobranchus semistriatus Semi-Striated Arminid Nudibranch

Dermatobranchus semistriatus is commonly referred to as Semi-Striated Arminid Nudibranch. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:
14466 
AphiaID:
558953 
Scientific:
Dermatobranchus semistriatus 
German:
Semi-Gestreifte Furchenschnecke 
English:
Semi-Striated Arminid Nudibranch 
Category:
Nudibranchi 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Nudibranchia (Order) > Arminidae (Family) > Dermatobranchus (Genus) > semistriatus (Species) 
Initial determination:
Baba, 1949 
Occurrence:
Egypt, Gulf of Oman / Oman, Indian Ocean, Indo Pacific, Israel, Red Sea 
Sea depth:
- 23 Meter 
Habitats:
On living corals, Seawater, Sea water 
Size:
up to 1.57" (4 cm) 
Temperature:
°F - 82.4 °F (°C - 28°C) 
Food:
Carnivore, Coral polyps = corallivorous, Predatory 
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
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Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2025-12-13 18:23:47 

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Dermatobranchus semistriatus Baba, 1949

Dermatobranchus semistriatus is a species of sea slug, a nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Arminidae. Sea snails of the Familiy Arminidae generally eat soft corals and sea pens. Often seen burrowing in sand.

External links

  1. researchgate (en). Abgerufen am 04.02.2022.
  2. seaslugforum (en). Abgerufen am 13.12.2025.
  3. Wikipedia (en). Abgerufen am 13.12.2025.

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