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Cyerce nigricans Black and Gold Sapsucking Slug

Cyerce nigricans is commonly referred to as Black and Gold Sapsucking Slug. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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Saftsaugerschnecke, Cyerce nigra

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lexID:
9106 
AphiaID:
494516 
Scientific:
Cyerce nigricans 
German:
Schwarz Goldene Cyerce 
English:
Black And Gold Sapsucking Slug 
Category:
 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Sacoglossa (Order) > Hermaeidae (Family) > Cyerce (Genus) > nigricans (Species) 
Initial determination:
(Pease, ), 1866 
Occurrence:
Australia, East Africa, Great Barrier Reef, Guam, Indo Pacific, Mozambique, Pacific Ocean, Papua New Guinea, Tahiti, 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:
- 12 Meter 
Size:
0.87" - 1.18" (2.2cm - 3cm) 
Temperature:
°F - 77 °F (°C - 25°C) 
Food:
Algae (Algivore), Food specialist 
Difficulty:
Not suitable for aquarium keeping 
Offspring:
Not available as offspring 
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:
2024-10-31 21:15:54 

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Cyerce nigricans (Pease, 1866)

Cyerce nigricans was originally described by from the Pacific Islands. Commonly known as Black and Gold Sapsucking Slug this sea slug has a widely distribution in the Indo-West Pacific.

The wonderful Cyerce is often being used in tourist posters and brochures.

Similar is Cyerce nigra.Cyerce nigricans have no striped cerata. It has coloured and banded cerata with spots. In contrast to Cyerce nigra, C.nigricans feed on Chlorodesmis fastigiata (turtle weed).

Synonymised names:
Lobifera nigricans Pease, 1866

External links

  1. Sea Slug Forum (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  2. World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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