Bornella stellifera Drab Eeldragon, Starry-mouthed Nudibranch

Bornella stellifera is commonly referred to as Drab Eeldragon, Starry-mouthed Nudibranch. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Profile

lexID:

3135 

AphiaID:

404964 

Scientific:

Bornella stellifera 

German:

Stern-Baumschnecke 

English:

Drab Eeldragon, Starry-mouthed Nudibranch 

Category:

Nudibranchi 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Nudibranchia (Order) > Bornellidae (Family) > Bornella (Genus) > stellifera (Species) 

Initial determination:

(A. Adams & Reeve, ), 1848 

Occurrence:

Australia, Bali, India, Indo Pacific, Indonesia, KwaZulu-Natal (Province East Coast South Africa), Marschall Islands, Moluccas, New Caledonia, South-Africa, Taiwan, Tulamben, Yemen 

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:

- 1 Meter 

Habitats:

Barrier Reefs, Intertidal zone, Tidal Zone, Reef-associated, Rocky, hard seabeds, Seawater, Sea water, Tide pools / rock pools, Under rocks 

Size:

1.57" - 1.97" (4cm - 5cm) 

Temperature:

73.4 °F - 82.4 °F (23°C - 28°C) 

Food:

Carnivore, 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:

• 
  Bornella anguilla
  Schlangen-Bornella, Aal-Bornella
• 
  Bornella calcarata
  Baumschnecke
• 
  Bornella dotoides
  Baumschnecke
• Bornella excepta
• 
  Bornella hermanni
  Hermanns Bornella
• Bornella irvingi
• 
  Bornella johnsonorum
  Baumschnecke
• 
  Bornella pele
  Baumschnecke
• Bornella sarape
• Bornella simplex
• 
  Bornella stellifera
  Stern-Baumschnecke
• Bornella valdae
• Alle anzeigen

 

More related species
in this lexicon:

• 
  Bornella cf.stellifer
  Baumschnecke

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2010-04-25 13:12:50 

Last edit:

2026-07-04 19:48:37 

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