Acanthodoris lutea Orange-peel Doris, Orange-peel Sea Slug

Acanthodoris lutea is commonly referred to as Orange-peel Doris, Orange-peel Sea Slug. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Robin Gwen Agarwal, USA

Acanthodoris lutea,Pillar Point Reef, CA,2015

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AphiaID:: 535686

Scientific:: Acanthodoris lutea
German:: Orangenhaut Doris
English:: Orange-peel Doris, Orange-peel Sea Slug

Category:: Nudibranchi

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Nudibranchia (Order) > Onchidorididae (Family) > Acanthodoris (Genus) > lutea (Species)
Initial determination:: MacFarland, 1925

Occurrence:: California, Canada Eastern Pacific, Eastern Pacific Ocean, Gulf of California, Mexico (East Pacific), North Pacific (Ocean), USA
Marine Zone:: Subtidal, sublittoral, infralittoral, deep zone of the oceans from the lower limit of the intertidal zone (intertidal) to the shelf edge at about 200 m water depth. neritic.
Sea depth:: Meter
Habitats:: Seawater, Sea water
Size:: up to 1.18" (3 cm)
Temperature:: °F - 71.6 °F (°C - 22°C)
Food:: Bryozoans (sea mats), Carnivore, Food specialist
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:

Acanthodoris atrogriseata
Haarige Gehörnte Acanthodoris
Acanthodoris brunnea
Sternschnecke, Zedernholz-Sternschnecke
Acanthodoris falklandica
Acanthodoris globosa
Acanthodoris hudsoni
Hudsons Gehörnte Sternschnecke
Acanthodoris lutea
Orangenhaut Doris
Acanthodoris metulifera
Acanthodoris mollicella
Sternschnecke
Acanthodoris nanaimoensis
Nanaimo Doris, Rotbraun-Spitzen Sternschnecke, Nanaimo Doris
Acanthodoris nanega
Acanthodoris pilosa
Weichwarzige Sternschnecke, Stachel-Doris
Acanthodoris pina
Acanthodoris planca
Flauschige Acanthodoris, Flauschige Nacktschnecke
Acanthodoris rhodoceras
Schwarzpunkt-Stachel Doris
Acanthodoris uchidai

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2016-05-04 19:35:42
Last edit:: 2025-05-13 19:38:20

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Acanthodoris lutea MacFarland, 1925

The dorsum is bright orange in colour and papillated.On the body ar yellow specks. Orange-peel Doris often smell of sandalwood.

Acanthodoris lutea feeds on bryozoans of the genus Alcyonidium.

External links

people.ucsc.edu (en). Abgerufen am 13.05.2025.
Sea Slug Forum (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
sealifebase (en). Abgerufen am 24.01.2025.
Slugside.us (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
Wikipedia englisch (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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Acanthodoris lutea,Pillar Point Tidepools 2014

Acanthodoris lutea, West of Point Glover 2025

Acanthodoris lutea,Pillar Point Reef, CA,2015

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