Aplysiopsis enteromorphae Enteromorpha-eating sapsucker

Aplysiopsis enteromorphae is commonly referred to as Enteromorpha-eating sapsucker. Difficulty in the aquarium: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully. A aquarium size of at least 160 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Profile

lexID:

9754 

AphiaID:

494528 

Scientific:

Aplysiopsis enteromorphae 

German:

Enteromorpha-fressender Saftsauger 

English:

Enteromorpha-eating Sapsucker 

Category:

 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Sacoglossa (Order) > Hermaeidae (Family) > Aplysiopsis (Genus) > enteromorphae (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Cockerell & Eliot, ), 1905 

Occurrence:

Alaska (Western Atlantic), Eastern Pacific Ocean, Gulf of California, Mexico (East Pacific) 

Sea depth:

Meter 

Habitats:

Algae zones, Intertidal zone, Tidal Zone, Seawater, Sea water 

Size:

0.39" - 1.18" (1,5cm - 3,0cm) 

Temperature:

°F - 71.6 °F (°C - 22°C) 

Food:

Algae (Algivore) 

Tank:

35.2 gal (~ 160L)  

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:

• Aplysiopsis brattstroemi
• 
  Aplysiopsis elegans
  Saftsauger
• 
  Aplysiopsis enteromorphae
  Enteromorpha-fressender Saftsauger
• 
  Aplysiopsis formosa
  Saftsauger
• Aplysiopsis minor
• Aplysiopsis nigra
• Aplysiopsis orientalis
• Aplysiopsis singularis
• Aplysiopsis sinusmensalis
• Aplysiopsis toyamana

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2016-06-06 11:52:45 

Last edit:

2024-01-10 14:13:25 

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