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Eubranchus tricolor Tricolor Eubranchus

Eubranchus tricolor is commonly referred to as Tricolor Eubranchus. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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Eubranchus tricolor © Anne Frijsinger & Mat Vestjens, Holland


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lexID:
5899 
AphiaID:
139771 
Scientific:
Eubranchus tricolor 
German:
Dreifarb Eubranchus, Ballon-Fadenschnecke 
English:
Tricolor Eubranchus 
Category:
Nudibranchi 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Nudibranchia (Order) > Eubranchidae (Family) > Eubranchus (Genus) > tricolor (Species) 
Initial determination:
Forbes, 1838 
Occurrence:
Adriatic Sea (Mediterranean), Barents Sea, France, Greenland, Lofoten Islands, North Atlantic Ocean, Norway, the British Isles, the Faroe Islands, the Mediterranean Sea, USA, White Sea 
Sea depth:
5 - 400 Meter 
Habitats:
Intertidal zone, Tidal Zone, Kelp forests 
Size:
1.18" - 1.57" (3cm - 4,5cm) 
Temperature:
3,5 °F - 64.4 °F (3,5°C - 18°C) 
Food:
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:
 
More related species
in this lexicon:
 
Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2023-11-29 19:42:21 

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Eubranchus tricolor Forbes, 1838

The body is translucent white in colour. Eubranchus tricolor feeds on hydroids.The rhinphores and oral tentacles are devoid of pigment.

Synonyms:
Egalvina viridula (Bergh, 1873)
Eolis amethystina Alder & Hancock, 1845
Eolis tricolor (Forbes, 1838)
Eolis violacea Alder & Hancock, 1844
Galvina tricolor (Forbes, 1838)
Galvina viridula Bergh, 1873

External links

  1. artsdatabanken (no). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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