Berthellina citrina Lemon Pleurobranch, Side-gilled Slug, Orange Gumdrop

Berthellina citrina is commonly referred to as Lemon Pleurobranch, Side-gilled Slug, Orange Gumdrop. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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Zitronen-Berthellina (Berthellina citrina)

Zitronen-Berthellina (Berthellina citrina), aufgenommen im Roten Meer

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lexID:: 5187
AphiaID:: 140815

Scientific:: Berthellina citrina
German:: Orangefarbener Gummbärchen, Flankenkiemer
English:: Lemon Pleurobranch, Side-gilled Slug, Orange Gumdrop

Category:

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Pleurobranchida (Order) > Pleurobranchidae (Family) > Berthellina (Genus) > citrina (Species)
Initial determination:: (Rüppell & Leuckart, ), 1828

Occurrence:: Hawaii, Indo Pacific, New Zealand, North Atlantic Ocean, Red Sea, South-Africa, Western Pacific Ocean
Sea depth:: 0 - 150 Meter
Habitats:: Seawater, Sea water, Sponge areas
Size:: 1.18" - 1.97" (3cm - 5cm)
Temperature:: 15,1 °F - 28,8 °F (15,1°C - 28,8°C)
Food:: Carnivore, Coral polyps = corallivorous, Predatory, 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:

Berthellina barquini
Berthellina circularis
Berthellina citrina
Orangefarbener Gummbärchen, Flankenkiemer
Berthellina cuvieri
Berthellina delicata
Gummibärchen, Flankenkiemer
Berthellina edwardsii
Pfirsichschnecke
Berthellina granulata
Flankenkiemer
Berthellina ignis
Berthellina ilisima
Engels Gummibärchen, Oranger Blob
Berthellina magma
Berthellina minor
Berthellina oblonga
Berthellina quadridens
Berthellina saidensis
Berthellina utris
Flankenkiemer

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2013-03-21 09:42:41
Last edit:: 2024-01-09 13:34:40

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Berthellina citrina (Rüppell & Leuckart, 1828)

Berthellina citrina is a common pleurobranch found throughout the Indo-West Pacific and adjacent temperate waters. It often has a small flat shell remnant hidden in the mantle skin above the digestive gland and ranges in colour from a pale translucent yellow through to a bright red.

Berthellina citrina is normally found feeding on a variety of sponges, but Scott Johnson has reported it feeding on the three species of coral: Tubastrea coccinea, Leptastrea sp. and Porites lobata, in Hawaiii.

Synonymised names
Berthella brocki Vayssière, 1897 · unaccepted (junior subjective synonym)
Berthella citrina (Rüppell & Leuckart, 1828) · unaccepted (superseded combination)
Pleurobranchus (Pleurobranchus) punctatus Quoy & Gaimard, 1832 · unaccepted (junior subjective synonym)
Pleurobranchus citrinus Rüppell & Leuckart, 1828 · unaccepted (superseded combination)
Pleurobranchus punctatus Quoy & Gaimard, 1832 · unaccepted (junior subjective synonym)

External links

Sea Slug Forum (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
sealifebase (en). Abgerufen am 09.01.2024.

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Zitronen-Berthellina (Berthellina citrina)

Berthellina citrina, Orange gumdrop 2021

Berthellina citrina,Lembeh Sulawesie Indonesia 2024

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