Pelagella violacea Violet Pelagella

Pelagella violacea is commonly referred to as Violet Pelagella. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:

18023 

AphiaID:

1723515 

Scientific:

Pelagella violacea 

German:

Violette Pelagella 

English:

Violet Pelagella 

Category:

Nudibranchi 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Doridida (Order) > Goniodorididae (Family) > Pelagella (Genus) > violacea (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Risbec, ), 1928 

Occurrence:

Endemic species, New Caledonia 

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:

Meter 

Habitats:

Seawater, Sea water 

Temperature:

°F - 82.4 °F (°C - 28°C) 

Food:

Bryozoans (sea mats), Carnivore, Food specialist, No reliable information available, Predatory, Sea squirts 

Difficulty:

Not suitable for aquarium keeping 

Offspring:

None 

Toxicity:

Toxic hazard unknown 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE) 

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in this lexicon:

• 
  Pelagella albopunctata
  Weißgpunkt Pelagella
• 
  Pelagella aspersa
  Bespritzte Pelagella
• 
  Pelagella castanea
  Kastanienbraune Pelagella
• 
  Pelagella felis
  Katzen Pelagella
• 
  Pelagella joubini
  Joubins Pelagella
• 
  Pelagella longicornis
  Langhorn Pelagella
• 
  Pelagella scottjohnsoni
  Scottjohnson Pelagella
• 
  Pelagella violacea
  Violette Pelagella

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2026-01-05 12:41:20 

Last edit:

2026-01-05 12:49:15 

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