Sohgenia palauensis Palau Sap-sucking Slug

Sohgenia palauensis is commonly referred to as Palau Sap-sucking Slug. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Profile

lexID:

7741 

AphiaID:

494526 

Scientific:

Sohgenia palauensis 

German:

Palau Saftsaugerschnecke 

English:

Palau Sap-sucking Slug 

Category:

 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Sacoglossa (Order) > Hermaeidae (Family) > Sohgenia (Genus) > palauensis (Species) 

Initial determination:

Hamatani, 1991 

Occurrence:

Bali, India, Indo Pacific, Indonesia, Japan, Komodo (Komodo Island), Madagascar, Marschall Islands, Okinawa, Palau, Tulamben, Western Pacific Ocean 

Sea depth:

1 - 26 Meter 

Habitats:

Seawater, Sea water 

Size:

0.16" - 0.35" (0.4cm - 0.9cm) 

Temperature:

71.6 °F - 82.4 °F (22°C - 28°C) 

Food:

Algae (Algivore), Food specialist, No reliable information available 

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:

• 
  Sohgenia palauensis
  Palau Saftsaugerschnecke

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2014-11-28 20:08:04 

Last edit:

2024-11-11 14:24:52 

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