Polycera hedgpethi Hedgepeth's Polycera, Hedgpeth's Dorid

Polycera hedgpethi is commonly referred to as Hedgepeth's Polycera, Hedgpeth's Dorid. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Profile

lexID:

5636 

AphiaID:

140835 

Scientific:

Polycera hedgpethi 

German:

Hedgepeths Polycera 

English:

Hedgepeth's Polycera, Hedgpeth's Dorid 

Category:

 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Nudibranchia (Order) > Polyceridae (Family) > Polycera (Genus) > hedgpethi (Species) 

Initial determination:

Er. Marcus, 1964 

Occurrence:

Alaska (Western Atlantic), Australia, Costa Rica, France, Great Australian Bigh, Gulf of Mexico, Indo Pacific, Italy, Japan, New South Wales (Australia), New Zealand, Northeast Atlantic, Panama, South Australia, South-Africa, the Caribbean, the Mediterranean Sea, Victoria (Australia), Western 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 - 10 Meter 

Habitats:

Port facilities, Seawater, Sea water 

Size:

0.39" - 1.57" (1cm - 4cm) 

Temperature:

51.26 °F - 82.76 °F (10.7°C - 28.2°C) 

Food:

Bryozoans (sea mats), Carnivore, Food specialist 

Difficulty:

Not suitable for aquarium keeping 

Offspring:

Not available as offspring 

Toxicity:

Toxic hazard unknown 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE) 

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

• 
  Polycera abei
  Babas Neonsternschnecke
• 
  Polycera alabe
  Tintenfleck Neonsternschnecke
• Polycera anae
• 
  Polycera atra
  Sorcerers Polycera
• 
  Polycera aurantiomarginata
  Neonsternschnecke
• Polycera aurisula
• 
  Polycera capensis
  Gekrönte Polycera
• Polycera chilluna
• 
  Polycera elegans
  Elegante Neonsternschnecke
• 
  Polycera faeroensis
  Färöer Neonsternschnecke
• 
  Polycera fujitai
  Fujita Neonsternschnecke
• 
  Polycera hedgpethi
  Hedgepeths Polycera
• Polycera herthae
• 
  Polycera hummi
  Neonsternschnecke
• 
  Polycera janjukia
  Janjuk Neonsternschnecke
• Polycera japonica
• Polycera kaiserae
• Polycera maculata
• Polycera maddoxi
• Polycera manzanilloensis
• Polycera marplatensis
• 
  Polycera melanosticta
  Schwarz gesprenkelte Neonsternschnecke
• Polycera odhneri
• 
  Polycera parvula
  Kleine Polycera
• Polycera picta
• Polycera priva
• 
  Polycera quadrilineata
  Gestreifte Neonsternschnecke, Vier Reihen Neonsternschnecke
• 
  Polycera risbeci
  Risbecs Neonsternschnecke
• Polycera rycia
• 
  Polycera tricolor
  Dreifarbige Polycera
• Polycera xicoi
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More related species
in this lexicon:

• 
  Polycera kernowensis
  Cornwall Polycera
• 
  Polycera norvegica
  Norwegische Polycera
• 
  Polycera sp-a
  Blasse Neonsternschnecke
• 
  Polycera sp-b
  Orange-Linien Neonsternschnecke
• 
  Polycera sp-c
  Gelbgepunktete Neonsternschnecke

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2013-06-16 02:20:01 

Last edit:

2025-06-17 17:15:45 

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