Oxynoe olivacea supsucking slug, Sacoglossa

Oxynoe olivacea is commonly referred to as supsucking slug, Sacoglossa. Difficulty in the aquarium: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:

2990 

AphiaID:

140672 

Scientific:

Oxynoe olivacea 

German:

Saftsauger 

English:

Supsucking Slug, Sacoglossa 

Category:

 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Sacoglossa (Order) > Oxynoidae (Family) > Oxynoe (Genus) > olivacea (Species) 

Initial determination:

Rafinesque, 1814 

Occurrence:

East-Atlantic Ocean, Portugal, the Cape Verde Archipelago, the Mediterranean Sea 

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:

Meter 

Habitats:

Seawater, Sea water 

Size:

1.18" - 1.97" (3cm - 5cm) 

Temperature:

68 °F - 80.6 °F (20°C - 27°C) 

Food:

Algae (Algivore) 

Difficulty:

There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully 

Offspring:

None 

Toxicity:

Toxic hazard unknown 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE) 

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

• 
  Oxynoe antillarum
  Antillen Saftsauger
• Oxynoe azuropunctata
• 
  Oxynoe benchijigua
  Benchijigua Saftsauger
• Oxynoe kabirensis
• Oxynoe natalensis
• 
  Oxynoe olivacea
  Saftsauger
• Oxynoe panamensis
• 
  Oxynoe viridis
  Saftsauger

 

More related species
in this lexicon:

• 
  Oxynoe jordani
  Jordan Saftsauger
• 
  Oxynoe kylei
  Mosaik Oxynoe, Saftsauger

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2010-01-23 10:20:10 

Last edit:

2024-11-27 20:53:14 

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