Okenia nodosa Angled Okenia, Montagus sea slug

Okenia nodosa is commonly referred to as Angled Okenia, Montagus sea slug. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:: 5482
AphiaID:: 1723483

Scientific:: Okenia nodosa
German:: Knorrige Okenia, Montagus Nacktschnecke
English:: Angled Okenia, Montagus Sea Slug

Category:: Nudibranchi

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Nudibranchia (Order) > Goniodorididae (Family) > Okenia (Genus) > nodosa (Species)
Initial determination:: (Montagu, ), 1808

Occurrence:: Danmark, East-Atlantic Ocean, European Coasts, France, Ireland, North Atlantic Ocean, Norway, Scandinavia, Spain, the British Isles, the Faroe Islands, the Mediterranean Sea
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:: 20 - 120 Meter
Habitats:: Fjords, Intertidal zone, Tidal Zone, Kelp forests, Seawater, Sea water
Size:: 3,0 cm
Temperature:: 3,5 °F - 17,5 °F (3,5°C - 17,5°C)
Food:: Bryozoans (sea mats), Carnivore, Food specialist, Sea squirts
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:

Okenia academica
Okenia africana
Okenia ameliae
Okenia amoenula
Feurige Okenia
Okenia angelensis
Okenia angelica
Angelic Okenia
Okenia aspersa
Flecken Okenia, Seescheiden OKenia
Okenia atkinsonorum
Okenia barnardi
Okenia brunneomaculata
Okenia cochimi
Okenia cupella
Okenia digitata
Okenia distincta
Okenia echinata
Nacktschnecke
Okenia elegans
Elegante Okenia
Okenia eolida
Okenia evelinae
Okenia felis
Okenia ghanensis
Okenia hallucigenia
Okenia harastii
Okenia hiroi
Okenia hispanica
Okenia hypogaea
Okenia impexa
Okenia japonica
Okenia kendi
Okenia kondoi
Okenia lambat
Okenia leachii
Okenia liklik
Okenia luna
Mond Okenia
Okenia mediterranea
Mittelmeer Okenia
Okenia mellita
Okenia mexicorum
Okenia mica
Okenia mija
Okenia miramarae
Okenia nakamotoensis
Okenia opuntia
Okenia pellucida
Okenia pilosa
Okenia purpurata
Okenia purpureolineata
Okenia rhinorma
Riesen-Rhinophoren Okenia
Okenia rosacea
Okenia sapelona
Okenia stellata
Okenia vancouverensis
Okenia vena
Okenia virginiae
Okenia zoobotryon

More related species in this lexicon:

Okenia nodosa
Knorrige Okenia, Montagus Nacktschnecke

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2013-05-18 19:05:25
Last edit:: 2024-01-18 19:37:12

Info

Okenia nodosa (Montagu, 1808)

The body is translucent white with small tubercles (specks of white and/or yellow pigment). The lamellate rhinophores are yellowish.

According Juveniles feed on bryozoans (Alcyonidium diaphanum) and adults feed on ascidians (Diplosoma listerianum and Dendrodoa grossularia).

Okenia nodosa has been found at depths to 120 m.

Similar to Pelagella castanea.

Synonymised names
Doris barvicensis G. Johnston, 1838 · unaccepted (synonym)
Doris elongata W. Thompson, 1840 · unaccepted (synonym)
Doris nodosa Montagu, 1808 · unaccepted
Goniodoris emarginata Forbes, 1840 · unaccepted (synonym)
Goniodoris nodosa (Montagu, 1808) · unaccepted

External links

artsdatabanken (no). Abgerufen am 01.12.2023.
MarLIN – The Marine Life Information Network (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
medslugs (de) (Archive.org). Abgerufen am 18.01.2024.
Sea Slug Forum (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
sealifebase (en). Abgerufen am 18.01.2024.
YouTube - Video (en). Abgerufen am 01.12.2023.

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