Doris fontainii Nudibranch

Doris fontainii is commonly referred to as Nudibranch. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Leslie Harris, USA

Doris fontainii, Ilo, Peru 2022

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lexID:: 13251
AphiaID:: 536827

Scientific:: Doris fontainii
German:: Sternschnecke
English:: Nudibranch

Category:

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Nudibranchia (Order) > Dorididae (Family) > Doris (Genus) > fontainii (Species)
Initial determination:: d'Orbigny, 1837

Occurrence:: Argentina, Chile, Peru, South America, South Atlantic, South-Pazific
Sea depth:: 0 - 100 Meter
Size:: up to 4.72" (12 cm)
Temperature:: 50 °F - 64.4 °F (10°C - 18°C)
Food:: 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:

Doris alboranica
Doris ananas
Ananas Doris
Doris beringiensis
Doris bertheloti
Berthelots Sternschnecke
Doris bicolor
Doris bovena
Doris caeca
Doris cameroni
Camerons Sternschnecke
Doris capensis
Doris chrysoderma
Lemon Lolly Doris, Chrysanthemen Doris
Doris claurina
Doris elegans
Doris falklandica
Doris flabellifera
Doris fontainii
Sternschnecke
Doris fretterae
Doris fulva
Doris granulosa
Doris hayeki
Doris ilo
Doris immonda
Sternschnecke
Doris januarii
Doris kerguelenensis
Sternschnecke
Doris kpone
Doris kyolis
Doris laboutei
Doris magnotuberculata
Doris marmorata
Doris minuta
Doris montereyensis
Monterey Meerzitrone
Doris morenoi
Doris nanula
Doris nobilis
Doris nucleola
Sternschnecke
Doris ocelligera
Sternschnecke
Doris odhneri
Odhners Doris, Weiße Nachtdoris
Doris pickensi
Pickens Doris, Ellwood Sternschnecke
Doris pseudoargus
Doris pseudoverrucosa
Doris scripta
Doris sticta
Doris sugashimae
Doris tricolor
Doris verrucosa
Warzen Doris, Schwamm Schnecke
Doris violacea
Doris viridis
Sternschnecke
Doris wellingtonensis
Wellington Sternschnecke

More related species in this lexicon:

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2020-09-13 13:22:00
Last edit:: 2020-09-13 13:53:43

Info

Doris fontainii d'Orbigny, 1837

Doris fontainii is a species of Gastropoda in the family Dorididae. Doris fontainii form shallow marine sediments. It is a sessile prey feeder. It has sexual reproduction.

It feeds on brownish encrusting demosponges. The egg mass is very long yellowish ribbon forming a spiral with up to 7 whorls. There are 3 to 4 small spherical eggs in each capsule.

Synonymised names:
Anisodoris fontainei [sic] (incorrect subsequent spelling of Anisodoris fontainii (d'Orbigny, 1837))
Anisodoris tessellata Bergh, 1898
Archidoris fontainii (d'Orbigny, 1837)
Archidoris incerta Bergh, 1898
Doris fontainei [sic] (incorrect subsequent spelling of Doris fontainii d'Orbigny, 1837)
Neodoris carvi Er. Marcus, 1959
Neodoris erinacea Er. Marcus, 1959

External links

sealifebase.se (en). Abgerufen am 13.09.2020.
treatment.platzi (en). Abgerufen am 01.09.2024.

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Doris fontainei d'Orbigny, 1837, Isla San Gallan, Peru 2001

Doris fontainei d'Orbigny, 1837,Islas Guaitecas, Chile 2004

Doris fontainei d'Orbigny, 1837,Quellon, Chile 2004

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