Discodoris rosi Orange doris

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AphiaID:: 139572

Scientific:: Discodoris rosi
German:: Orange Doris, Sternschnecke
English:: Orange Doris

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Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Nudibranchia (Order) > Discodorididae (Family) > Discodoris (Genus) > rosi (Species)
Initial determination:: Ortea, 1979

Occurrence:: Adriatic Sea (Mediterranean)
Size:: 0.59" - 0.79" (1.5cm - 2cm)
Temperature:: 73.4 °F - 80.6 °F (23°C - 27°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:

Discodoris achroma
Discodoris aurila
Discodoris boholiensis
Bohol Sternschnecke
Discodoris branneri
Sternschnecke
Discodoris cebuensis
Cebu Discodoris
Discodoris coerulescens
Discodoris erubescens
Discodoris ghanensis
Discodoris glabella
Discodoris labifera
Discodoris laminea
Discodoris mortenseni
Discodoris natalensis
Discodoris perplexa
Discodoris pliconoto
Discodoris pseudida
Discodoris purcina
Discodoris rosi
Orange Doris, Sternschnecke
Discodoris stellifera
Sternen Discodoris
Discodoris tristis
Discodoris turia

More related species in this lexicon:

Discodoris paroa
Paroan Discodoris, Sternschnecke

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2013-08-18 20:06:22
Last edit:: 2013-08-18 20:06:22

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Discodoris rosi Ortea, 1979

Discodoris rosi ranges in colour from translucent orange or yellow to almost black, with a distinctive pattern of large white rings over mantle.

Discodoris rosi mimics the sponges, so well it is very hard to detect sometimes.This nudibranch feeds on sponges.

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Heterobranchia (Subclass) > Opisthobranchia (Infraclass) > Nudibranchia (Order) > Euctenidiacea (Suborder) > Doridacea (Infraorder) > Doridoidea (Superfamily) > Discodo rididae (Family) > Discodoris (Genus)

External links

Homepage von Anne Frijsinger & Mat Vestjens (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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