Dendrodoris caesia Blue Speckled Nudibranch, Blue-speckled Sucking Dorid

Dendrodoris caesia is commonly referred to as Blue Speckled Nudibranch, Blue-speckled Sucking Dorid. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Profile

lexID:

11551 

AphiaID:

537037 

Scientific:

Dendrodoris caesia 

German:

Blau-gefleckte Dendrodoris 

English:

Blue Speckled Nudibranch, Blue-speckled Sucking Dorid 

Category:

 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Nudibranchia (Order) > Dendrodorididae (Family) > Dendrodoris (Genus) > caesia (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Bergh, ), 1907 

Occurrence:

Endemic species, South-Africa 

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:

7 - 25 Meter 

Habitats:

Seawater, Sea water 

Size:

1.57" - 1.97" (4cm - 5cm) 

Temperature:

°F - 62.6 °F (°C - 17°C) 

Food:

Carnivore, Food specialist, Sponges 

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:

• 
  Dendrodoris albobrunnea
  Sternschnecke
• 
  Dendrodoris albopurpura
  Nacktschnecke
• Dendrodoris angolensis
• 
  Dendrodoris arborescens
  Prachtsternschnecke
• Dendrodoris areolata
• Dendrodoris atromaculata
• Dendrodoris azineae
• Dendrodoris brodieae
• 
  Dendrodoris caesia
  Blau-gefleckte Dendrodoris
• Dendrodoris callosa
• 
  Dendrodoris carbunculosa
  Nacktschnecke
• 
  Dendrodoris citrina
  Zitronen Prachtsternschnecke
• 
  Dendrodoris coronata
  Kronen-Dendrodoris
• Dendrodoris denisoni
• Dendrodoris elizabethina
• 
  Dendrodoris elongata
  Lange Dendrodoris, Weiß-Braune Doris
• Dendrodoris fosseti
• Dendrodoris fulva
• 
  Dendrodoris fumata
  Schwarze Dendrodoris
• Dendrodoris fusca
• Dendrodoris goani
• 
  Dendrodoris grandiflora
  Grosse Marmorsternschnecke
• Dendrodoris grisea
• Dendrodoris guineana
• Dendrodoris gunnamatta
• 
  Dendrodoris guttata
  Gepunktete Dendrodoris
• 
  Dendrodoris herytra
  Nacktschnecke
• Dendrodoris karukeraensis
• Dendrodoris kranjiensis
• 
  Dendrodoris krebsii
  Krebs Sternschnecke
• 
  Dendrodoris krusensternii
  Krusensterns Dendrodoris
• 
  Dendrodoris limbata
  Mantelband Prachtsternschnecke
• Dendrodoris maculata
• Dendrodoris magagnai
• Dendrodoris maugeana
• Dendrodoris murina
• 
  Dendrodoris nigra
  Schwarze Nacktschnecke, Schwarze Dendrodoris
• 
  Dendrodoris nigromaculata
  Nacktschnecke
• Dendrodoris orbicularis
• Dendrodoris pustulosa
• Dendrodoris rainfordi
• Dendrodoris sadoensis
• 
  Dendrodoris senegalensis
  Senegal Sternschnecke
• Dendrodoris stohleri
• 
  Dendrodoris tuberculosa
  Tuberkel-Dendrodoris, Blumenkohl-Nacktschnecke
• Dendrodoris warta
• Alle anzeigen

 

More related species
in this lexicon:

• 
  Dendrodoris temarana
  Temara Sternschnecke

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2018-05-19 19:38:17 

Last edit:

2025-02-10 19:37:19 

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