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Gargamella elandsia Red Sponge Dorid

Gargamella elandsia is commonly referred to as Red Sponge Dorid. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.


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lexID:
17184 
AphiaID:
1791542 
Scientific:
Gargamella elandsia 
German:
Rote Schwammschnecke 
English:
Red Sponge Dorid 
Category:
Nudibranchi 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Nudibranchia (Order) > Discodorididae (Family) > Gargamella (Genus) > elandsia (Species) 
Initial determination:
(Garovoy, Á. Valdés & Gosliner, ), 2001 
Occurrence:
Endemic species, South-Africa 
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:
10 - 30 Meter 
Habitats:
Seawater, Sea water 
Size:
0.39" - 1.18" (1,2cm - 3,0cm) 
Temperature:
57.2 °F - 62.6 °F (14°C - 17°C) 
Food:
Carnivore, Food specialist, 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
:
 
More related species
in this lexicon
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Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2025-01-23 16:14:35 

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Gargamella elandsia (Garovoy, Á. Valdés & Gosliner, 2001)

The name "elandsia" is an abbreviation for the elandsboontjie root (Elephantorrhiza elephantina),used by the Khoisan people of South Africa to make a
red pigment, in reference to the colour of Gargamella elandsia.

Gargamella elandsia is endemic to South Africa. Feeds on red and orange sponges.

Synonymised names
Rostanga elandsia Garovoy, Á. Valdés & Gosliner, 2001 · unaccepted > superseded combination

External links

  1. researchgate (en). Abgerufen am 23.01.2025.
  2. seaslugforum (en). Abgerufen am 23.01.2025.
  3. Wikipedia (en). Abgerufen am 23.01.2025.

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