Berthellina delicata Orange gumdrop, Delicate berthellina, sidegill slug

Berthellina delicata is commonly referred to as Orange gumdrop, Delicate berthellina, sidegill slug. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Scott & Jeanette Johnson, Kwajalein Unterwater

Berthellina delicata, 35mm, Hawaii

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lexID:: 7478
AphiaID:: 863427

Scientific:: Berthellina delicata
German:: Gummibärchen, Flankenkiemer
English:: Orange Gumdrop, Delicate Berthellina, Sidegill Slug

Category:

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Pleurobranchida (Order) > Pleurobranchidae (Family) > Berthellina (Genus) > delicata (Species)
Initial determination:: (Pease, ), 1861

Occurrence:: Hong Kong, Egypt, Hawaii, Indian Ocean, Indonesia, Red Sea, Singapore, Tahiti, the Society Islands
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:: 5 - 13 Meter
Habitats:: Barrier Reefs, Coral reefs, Rocky reefs, Seawater, Sea water
Size:: 0.79" - 1.97" (2cm - 5cm)
Temperature:: 71.6 °F - 80.6 °F (22°C - 27°C)
Food:: Carnivore, Coral polyps = corallivorous, Sponges
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:

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:: 2014-08-26 19:50:33
Last edit:: 2025-05-11 19:54:22

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Berthellina delicata (Pease, 1861)

The body colour is a light to dark orange.This species is nocturnal.It occurs in rocky habitats at protected sites and in Halimeda kanaloana beds.Berthellina delicata feeds on coral polyps such as Porites,Tubastra, Montipora and on sponges.

Synonymised names:
Pleurobranchus (Pleurobranchus) delicatus Pease, 1861
Pleurobranchus delicatus Pease, 1861

External links

First recordof side-gilled slug,Berthellina delicata, in Singapore (en). Abgerufen am 11.07.2021.
Seaslugs of Hawaii (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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Berthellina delicata, Copyright Bo Davidsson

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