Felimare villafranca Nudibranch

Felimare villafranca,2019

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Scientific:: Felimare villafranca
German:: Nizza Prachtsternschnecke
English:: Nudibranch

Category:: Nudibranchi

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Nudibranchia (Order) > Chromodorididae (Family) > Felimare (Genus) > villafranca (Species)
Initial determination:: (Risso, ), 1818

Occurrence:: Adriatic Sea (Mediterranean), Azores, the Mediterranean Sea
Size:: up to 1.38" (3.5 cm)
Temperature:: 73.4 °F - 80.6 °F (23°C - 27°C)
Food:: Food specialist, Sponges
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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Bemalte Prachtsternschnecke, Meeresgöttin
Felimare porterae
Porters Prachtsternschnecke
Felimare ruthae
Gold-Linien Prachtsternschnecke
Felimare sisalensis
Felimare sycilla
Felimare tema
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Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2013-08-19 19:49:33
Last edit:: 2013-08-19 19:49:33

Info

Felimare villafranca (Risso, 1818)

Felimare villafranca lives on sea grass fields and was found to a depth of about 40 meters.This nudibranch feeds on sponges.

Synonymised names:
Chromodoris coerulea (Risso, 1818)
Chromodoris messinensis Ihering, 1880
Doris caerulea Risso, 1826 (synonym)
Doris coerulea Risso, 1818
Doris gracilis Rapp, 1827
Doris pasini Vérany, 1846
Doris pulcherrima Cantraine, 1835
Doris schultzii Delle Chiaje, 1841
Doris tenera O. G. Costa
Doris villae Vérany, 1846
Doris villafranca Risso, 1818 (original combination)
Goniodoris vivida Forbes, 1844
Hypselodoris villafranca (Risso, 1818)

External links

Homepage von Anne Frijsinger & Mat Vestjens (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

Pictures

Spawn

Felimare villafranca lying eggs (Illes Formigues),2021

Commonly

Felimare villafranca © Anne Frijsinger & Mat Vestjens, Holland

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