Platydoris ellioti Eliot's Nudibranch

Platydoris ellioti is commonly referred to as Eliot's Nudibranch. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for home aquaria!.

Scott & Jeanette Johnson, Kwajalein Unterwater

Platydoris ellioti , 50mm, Anilao

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lexID:: 8159
AphiaID:: 534411

Scientific:: Platydoris ellioti
German:: Eliots Platydoris, Ledernacktschnecke
English:: Eliot's Nudibranch

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Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Nudibranchia (Order) > Discodorididae (Family) > Platydoris (Genus) > ellioti (Species)
Initial determination:: (Alder & Hancock, ), 1864

Occurrence:: Australia, Indo Pacific, Indonesia, Lembeh Strait, North Pacific (Ocean), Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Sulawesi, Tansania, Thailand, Western Pacific Ocean
Sea depth:: Meter
Size:: 1.97" - 4.33" (5cm - 11cm)
Temperature:: 71.6 °F - 80.6 °F (22°C - 27°C)
Food:: Food specialist, Sponges
Difficulty:: Not suitable for home aquaria!

CITES:

Not evaluated

Related species at Catalog of Life:

Platydoris angustipes
Ledernackenschnecke
Platydoris annulata
Platydoris argo
Rotbraune Ledernacktschnecke
Platydoris carinata
Platydoris cinereobranchiata
Ledernacktschnecke
Platydoris cruenta
Ledernacktschnecke
Platydoris dierythros
Karmesinrote Platydoris
Platydoris ellioti
Eliots Platydoris, Ledernacktschnecke
Platydoris formosa
Gesprenkelte Platydoris, Ledernacktschnecke
Platydoris galbana
Platydoris inframaculata
Ledernacktschnecke
Platydoris inornata
Ledernacktschnecke
Platydoris macfarlandi
Platydoris ocellata
Augenflecken Ledernacktschnecke
Platydoris pulchra
Ledernackenschnecke
Platydoris rolani
Ledernacktschnecke
Platydoris sabulosa
Ledernacktschnecke
Platydoris sanguinea
Rote Platydoris, Ledernacktschnecke
Platydoris scabra
Ledernacktschnecke
Platydoris spongilla
Platydoris striata
Gestrichelte Ledernackenschnecke

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2015-03-20 19:49:12
Last edit:: 2024-12-04 14:14:07

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Platydoris ellioti (Alder & Hancock, 1864)

Platydoris ellioti grows at least to 11 cm in length.The mantle is large and flat. The body colour is translucent brown with small brownish spots scattered all over the mantle.Around the mantle edge there is a band of greenish grey spots.The underside of the mantle and the foot is yellow or yellow-orange.On the foot can be can be translucent brown spots.

Synonym:
Doris ellioti
oris speciosa
Kentrodoris pseudofusca

Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Heterobranchia (Subclass) > Opisthobranchia (Infraclass) > Nudibranchia (Order) > Euctenidiacea (Suborder) > Doridacea (Infraorder) > Doridoidea (Superfamily) > Discodorididae (Family) > Platydoris (Genus) > Platydoris ellioti (Species)

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