Thuridilla vataae Spotted Thuridilla, Sapsucking Slug

Thuridilla vataae is commonly referred to as Spotted Thuridilla, Sapsucking Slug. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Profile

lexID:

5290 

AphiaID:

494507 

Scientific:

Thuridilla vataae 

German:

Gepunktete Thuridilla, Saftsauger 

English:

Spotted Thuridilla, Sapsucking Slug 

Category:

 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Sacoglossa (Order) > Plakobranchidae (Family) > Thuridilla (Genus) > vataae (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Risbec, ), 1928 

Occurrence:

Indo Pacific, Marschall Islands, New Caledonia, Réunion , Western Pacific Ocean 

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 - 10 Meter 

Habitats:

Coral reefs, Intertidal zone, Tidal Zone, Lagoons, Seawater, Sea water 

Size:

1,6 cm 

Temperature:

73.4 °F - 82.4 °F (23°C - 28°C) 

Food:

Algae (Algivore), Herbivorous, No reliable information available 

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:

• 
  Thuridilla albopustulosa
  Weißgefleckte Thuridilla, Weisshöcker Saftsauger
• 
  Thuridilla carlsoni
  Carlsons Elysia, Saftsauger
• Thuridilla coerulea
• 
  Thuridilla decorata
  Saftsauger
• 
  Thuridilla flavomaculata
  Saftsauger
• 
  Thuridilla gracilis
  Grazile Thuridilla
• 
  Thuridilla hoffae
  Saftsauger
• 
  Thuridilla hopei
  Hopes Thuridilla, Saftsauger
• 
  Thuridilla indopacifica
  Saftsauger, Rotrand-Thuridilla, Indopazifik Thuridilla
• 
  Thuridilla kathae
  Kathys Thuridilla
• 
  Thuridilla lineolata
  Orangerand Saftsauger, Linien Thuridilla
• 
  Thuridilla livida
  Wilde Thuridilla, Saftsauger
• Thuridilla malaquita
• 
  Thuridilla mazda
  Mazda Saftsauger
• 
  Thuridilla moebii
  Saftsauger
• Thuridilla multimarginata
• 
  Thuridilla neona
  Neon Thuridilla
• 
  Thuridilla picta
  Bemalte Elysia, Saftsauger
• 
  Thuridilla splendens
  Prächtige-Saftsaugerschnecke
• Thuridilla thysanopoda
• 
  Thuridilla undula
  Gewellter Saftsauger
• 
  Thuridilla vataae
  Gepunktete Thuridilla, Saftsauger
• 
  Thuridilla virgata
  Saftsauger
• Alle anzeigen

 

More related species
in this lexicon:

• 
  Thuridilla bayeri
  Bayers Thuridilla
• 
  Thuridilla ratna
  Juwelen-Saftsauger
• 
  Thuridilla sp.01
  Saftsauger

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2013-04-19 14:25:48 

Last edit:

2025-12-15 12:41:08 

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