Tritonicula wellsi sea whip slug

Tritonia wellsi ist eine räuberische Nacktschnecke, die sich von Korallenpolypen ernährt.

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lexID:

6786 

AphiaID:

1473655 

Scientific:

Tritonicula wellsi 

German:

Wells Bäumchenschnecke 

English:

Sea Whip Slug 

Category:

Nudibranchi 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Nudibranchia (Order) > Tritoniidae (Family) > Tritonicula (Genus) > wellsi (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Er. Marcus, ), 1961 

Occurrence:

Belize, Brazil, Costa Rica, Florida, Honduras, West-Atlantic Ocean 

Sea depth:

Meter 

Size:

up to 0.59" (1.5 cm) 

Temperature:

°F - 77 °F (°C - 25°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) 

More related species
in this lexicon:

• 
  Tritonicula bayeri
  Bäumchenschnecke
• 
  Tritonicula hamnerorum
  Hamners Bäumchenschnecke
• 
  Tritonicula myrakeenae
  Keens Bäumchenschnecke
• 
  Tritonicula wellsi
  Wells Bäumchenschnecke

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2014-02-16 18:15:42 

Last edit:

2023-10-19 13:59:54 

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