Ercolania boodleae Boodlea Sapsucker

Ercolania boodleae is commonly referred to as Boodlea Sapsucker. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Robin Gwen Agarwal, USA

Boodlea Sapsucker (Ercolania boodleae),Victoria, Australia, 2019

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AphiaID:: 494662

Scientific:: Ercolania boodleae
German:: Boodlea Saftsauger
English:: Boodlea Sapsucker

Category:

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Sacoglossa (Order) > Limapontiidae (Family) > Ercolania (Genus) > boodleae (Species)
Initial determination:: (Baba, ), 1938

Occurrence:: Russland, Hong Kong, Australia, Gulf of California, Japan, New Zealand, North Pacific (Ocean), Okinawa, Pacific Ocean, Western Pacific Ocean
Marine Zone:: Intertidal (Eulittoral), intertidal zone between the high and low tide lines characterized by the alternation of low and high tide down to 15 meters
Sea depth:: 1 - 3 Meter
Habitats:: Intertidal zone, Tidal Zone, Seawater, Sea water, Tide pools / rock pools
Size:: 0.24" - 0.59" (0.6cm - 1.5cm)
Temperature:: °F - 82.4 °F (°C - 28°C)
Food:: Algae (Algivore)
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:

Ercolania annelyleorum
Ercolania boodleae
Boodlea Saftsauger
Ercolania coerulea
Saftsauger, Blauer Stiliger
Ercolania endophytophaga
Saftsauger
Ercolania erbsus
Ercolania felina
Katzen-Ercolania, Saftsaugerschnecke
Ercolania fuscata
Dunkler-Saftsauger
Ercolania gopalai
Ercolania halophilae
Ercolania irregularis
Ercolania kencolesi
Ken Coles Ercolania, Saftsauger
Ercolania lozanoi
Lozanos Ercolania
Ercolania margaritae
Ercolania nigra
Ercolania pica
Ercolania raorum
Ercolania selva
Ercolania subviridis
Ercolania talis
Ercolania translucens
Ercolania varians
Ercolania viridis

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2015-11-14 13:37:37
Last edit:: 2025-12-17 16:55:47

Info

Ercolania boodleae (Baba, 1938)

Whole body is black or with black specks. Rhinophores are with witish tips.The blackish cerata have a yellowish-brown or orange-brown cap.

Ercolania boodleae can be found usually in shallow water ( 1-3m depths) on different green algae , such as Cladophora, Enteromorpha, Boodlea, Ulva,Chaetomorpha.This nudibranch feeds on algae.

The name boodleae refers to green algae genus Boodlea.

Synonymised names
Ercolania emarginata K. R. Jensen, 1985 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Stiliger boodleae Baba, 1938 · unaccepted > superseded combination

External links

Rfbolland.com (en) (Archive.org). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
Sea Slug Forum (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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Ercolania boodleae,Ouémo, Nouméa, Nouvelle-Calédonie 2025

Ercolania boodleae.In high tidal rock pools full of Chaetomorpha..Auckland, New Zealand 2022

Boodlea Sapsucker (Ercolania boodleae),Victoria, Australia, 2019

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