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Cratena pilata Nudibranch

Cratena pilata is commonly referred to as Nudibranch. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.


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Cratena pilata, Caribbean Netherlands 2022 (CC BY)


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lexID:
18146 
AphiaID:
156811 
Scientific:
Cratena pilata 
German:
Fadenschnecke 
English:
Nudibranch 
Category:
Nudibranchi 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Nudibranchia (Order) > Facelinidae (Family) > Cratena (Genus) > pilata (Species) 
Initial determination:
(A. A. Gould, ), 1870 
Occurrence:
Gulf of Maine, Gulf of Mexico, North-West-Atlantic, the Caribbean, 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 - 6 Meter 
Habitats:
Port facilities, Seawater, Sea water 
Size:
0" - 0.79" (0,8cm - 2,4cm) 
Temperature:
°F - 82.4 °F (°C - 28°C) 
Food:
Carnivore, Diatoms, Food specialist, Hydrozoa polyps 
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:
2026-02-12 13:44:44 

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Cratena pilata (A. A. Gould, 1870)

Cratena pilata is an aeolid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Facelinidae.

Synonymised names
Aeolis pilata A. A. Gould, 1870 · unaccepted > superseded combination

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  1. seaslugforum (en). Abgerufen am 12.02.2026.

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