Tambja verconis Verco's Nudibranch

Tambja verconis is commonly referred to as Verco's Nudibranch. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Simon Grove, Australia

Tambja verconis, Triabunna, Tasmania, Australia 2013 - CC BY Simon Grove

Courtesy of the author Simon Grove, Australia . Please visit www.flickr.com for more information.

Uploaded by Muelly.

Image detail

Profile

lexID:: 4015
AphiaID:: 531168

Scientific:: Tambja verconis
German:: Vercos Tambja
English:: Verco's Nudibranch

Category:

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Nudibranchia (Order) > Polyceridae (Family) > Tambja (Genus) > verconis (Species)
Initial determination:: (Basedow & Hedley, ), 1905

Occurrence:: Australia, Great Barrier Reef, New Zealand, Tasmania (Australia)
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:: 0 - 50 Meter
Size:: up to 5.12" (13 cm)
Temperature:: 14,4 °F - 69.8 °F (14,4°C - 21°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:

Tambja abdere
Neosternschnecke
Tambja affinis
Verwandte Neosternschnecke
Tambja amakusana
Tambja amitina
Tambja anayana
Tambja blacki
Tambja brasiliensis
Tambja capensis
Schwarze Neosternschnecke, Kap Tambja
Tambja ceutae
Neosternschnecke
Tambja crioula
Neosternschnecke
Tambja divae
Tambja eliora
Neosternschnecke
Tambja fantasmalis
Neosternschnecke
Tambja gabrielae
Gabrielas Neonsternschnecke
Tambja gratiosa
Tambja haidari
Tambja kava
Blau-Kiemen Neosternschnecke
Tambja limaciformis
Tambja marbellensis
Marbella Neosternschnecke
Tambja mediterranea
Tambja morosa
Düstere Neonsternschnecke
Tambja mullineri
Mulliners Tambja, Blau Gestreifte Tambja
Tambja oliva
Tambja olivaria
Oliven-Neonsternschnecke
Tambja sagamiana
Neosternschnecke
Tambja simplex
Neosternschnecke
Tambja stegosauriformis
Neosternschnecke
Tambja tenuilineata
Linien-Tambja, Neonsternschnecke
Tambja verconis
Vercos Tambja
Tambja victoriae
Neosternschnecke
Tambja zulu
Zulu Neonsternschnecke

More related species in this lexicon:

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2012-01-26 16:21:08
Last edit:: 2024-10-05 20:18:46

Info

Tambja verconis (Basedow & Hedley, 1905)

This brilliantly coloured nudibranch is normally found on its food, the bushy plant-like bryozoan Bugula dentata. It is a sublittoral species found between 2-40m.

Synonym:
Nembrotha verconis Basedow & Hedley, 1905