Berthella africana African Berthella, Sidegill Slug

Berthella africana is commonly referred to as African Berthella, Sidegill Slug. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Sven Kahlbrock, Ägypten

Berthella africana,Ras Mohammed Marine Protected Area, Egypt 2015

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lexID:: 15255
AphiaID:: 181220

Scientific:: Berthella africana
German:: Afrika Berthella, Flankenkiemer
English:: African Berthella, Sidegill Slug

Category:: Nudibranchi

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Pleurobranchida (Order) > Pleurobranchidae (Family) > Berthella (Genus) > africana (Species)
Initial determination:: (Pruvot-Fol, ), 1953

Occurrence:: Egypt, Morocco, North Atlantic Ocean, Red Sea, the Canary Islands
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:: - 14 Meter
Size:: 0.79" - 1.97" (2,5cm - 5cm)
Temperature:: °F - 84.2 °F (°C - 29°C)
Food:: Carnivore, Food specialist, No reliable information available, 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:

Berthella africana
Afrika Berthella, Flankenkiemer
Berthella agassizii
Agassizs Flankenkiemer
Berthella americana
Berthella aurantiaca
Orange Berthella
Berthella caledonica
Flankenkiemer
Berthella californica
Berthella elongata
Berthella grovesi
Berthella lowei
Berthella martensi
Berthella medietas
Flankenkiemer
Berthella ocellata
Gefleckte Berthella
Berthella ornata
Verzierte-Berthella, Flankenkiemer
Berthella patagonica
Berthella pellucida
Berthella platei
Berthella plumula
Kleine Feder Berthella, Flankenkiemer
Berthella punctata
Berthella schroedli
Berthella serenitas
Berthella sideralis
Berthella spatula
Berthella stellata
Berthella strongi
Berthella tamiu

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2022-10-11 19:18:23
Last edit:: 2022-10-11 19:18:23

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Berthella africana (Pruvot-Fol, 1953)

The mantle ist smooth. The body color varies from light beige to gray or brown with darker spots.

Synonymised names:
Berthella canariensis Cervera, Gosliner, García-Gómez & Ortea, 2000 · unaccepted
Berthellina africana Pruvot-Fol, 1953 · unaccepted

External links

OPK, Opistobranquis (en). Abgerufen am 11.10.2022.
Seaslugforum (en). Abgerufen am 11.10.2022.

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Berthella africana,Las Palmas, ES-CN, ES 2022

Berthella africana,Las Palmas, ES-CN, ES 2023

Berthella africana,Ras Mohammed Marine Protected Area, Egypt 2015

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