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Cyerce pavonina Peacock Cyerce, Sap-sucking Sea Slug

Cyerce pavonina is commonly referred to as Peacock Cyerce, Sap-sucking Sea Slug. Difficulty in the aquarium: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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Cyerce pavonina

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lexID:
6857 
AphiaID:
494517 
Scientific:
Cyerce pavonina 
German:
Pfauen-Cyerce, Saftsauger 
English:
Peacock Cyerce, Sap-sucking Sea Slug 
Category:
 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Sacoglossa (Order) > Hermaeidae (Family) > Cyerce (Genus) > pavonina (Species) 
Initial determination:
Bergh, 1888 
Occurrence:
Australia, Indian Ocean, Indo Pacific, Philippines, Réunion , South-Africa, Tansania, Western Pacific Ocean 
Sea depth:
Meter 
Habitats:
Seawater, Sea water 
Size:
1.38" - 1.57" (3.5cm - 4cm) 
Temperature:
71.6 °F - 82.4 °F (22°C - 28°C) 
Food:
Algae (Algivore), Food specialist, Herbivorous 
Difficulty:
There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully 
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:
2025-06-05 17:48:27 

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Cyerce pavonina Bergh, 1888

Cyerce pavonina have typical bifurcating rhinophores.Cerata are large flattened paddle-shaped.Small and larger "holes" ( look like holes) scattered over the inner face of the cerata.The transluescent body looks like a soft coral colony.

External links

  1. Sea Slug Forum (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  2. UnderwaterKwaj, Homepage Scott & Jeanette Johnson (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  3. Wikipedia (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  4. Wikipedia (de). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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Cyerce pavonina copyright Scott Johnson, underwaterkwaj
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