Hermaea cubana Cuna Hermaea

Hermaea cubana is commonly referred to as Cuna Hermaea. Difficulty in the aquarium: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Dennis Rabeling, Lanzarote, Kanarischen Inseln

Hermaea cubana,Las Palmas, ES-CN, ES 2021

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lexID:: 17574
AphiaID:: 744385

Scientific:: Hermaea cubana
German:: Cuba Hermaea
English:: Cuna Hermaea

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Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Sacoglossa (Order) > Hermaeidae (Family) > Hermaea (Genus) > cubana (Species)
Initial determination:: Caballer & Ortea, 2013

Occurrence:: Cuba, Florida, North Atlantic Ocean, the Canary Islands, USA
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 - 8 Meter
Habitats:: Algae zones, Coastal waters, Intertidal zone, Tidal Zone, Rocky, hard seabeds, Seawater, Sea water
Size:: 0" - 0" (0,1cm - 0,2cm)
Temperature:: °F - 82.4 °F (°C - 28°C)
Food:: Algae (Algivore), Food specialist, Herbivorous
Difficulty:: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully
Offspring:: None
Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown