Tochuina gigantea Orange Peel Nudibranch, Giant Orange Tochui, Tochni

Tochuina gigantea is commonly referred to as Orange Peel Nudibranch, Giant Orange Tochui, Tochni. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:

4284 

AphiaID:

572093 

Scientific:

Tochuina gigantea 

German:

Orangenhaut Nacktschnecke 

English:

Orange Peel Nudibranch, Giant Orange Tochui, Tochni 

Category:

Nudibranchi 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Nudibranchia (Order) > Tritoniidae (Family) > Tochuina (Genus) > gigantea (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Bergh, ), 1904 

Occurrence:

Russland, Alaska (Western Atlantic), Canada Eastern Pacific, Japan, USA 

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:

1 - 363 Meter 

Habitats:

Muddy grounds, Rocky, hard seabeds, Seawater, Sea water 

Size:

2.36" - 19.69" (6cm - 50cm) 

Weight:

1.4 kg 

Temperature:

°F - 59 °F (°C - 15°C) 

Food:

Carnivore, Coral polyps = corallivorous, Predatory 

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:

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  Tochuina gigantea
  Orangenhaut Nacktschnecke

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2012-04-05 11:44:29 

Last edit:

2024-07-22 12:44:39 

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