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Dermatobranchus phyllodes Nudibranch

Dermatobranchus phyllodes is commonly referred to as Nudibranch. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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An interesting lavender color form of Dermatobranchus phyllodes, 50mm, Anilao 2016


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lexID:
8187 
AphiaID:
558991 
Scientific:
Dermatobranchus phyllodes 
German:
Furchenschnecke 
English:
Nudibranch 
Category:
 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Nudibranchia (Order) > Arminidae (Family) > Dermatobranchus (Genus) > phyllodes (Species) 
Initial determination:
Gosliner & Fahey, 2011 
Occurrence:
Indo Pacific, Philippines 
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:
Meter 
Habitats:
On living corals, Seawater, Sea water 
Size:
0.51" - 1.57" (1.3cm - 4cm) 
Temperature:
71.6 °F - 82.4 °F (22°C - 28°C) 
Food:
Carnivore, Coral polyps = corallivorous 
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:
 
More related species
in this lexicon:
 
Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2024-06-05 11:08:57 

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Dermatobranchus phyllodes Gosliner & Fahey, 2011

This sea slug has recently been described in 2011.
The body is characterized by diagonal ridges,giving Dermatobranchus phyllodes a leaf-like appearance.The specific name "phyllodes" is from the Greek and meaning "leaflike".

The back ground colour is pale green with pinkish spots.Dark green spots of various sizes scattered on the dorsum.Rhinophores are white and the club is dark.The oral veil is opaque white with dark spots.

Sea slugs genus Dermatobranchus feeds on soft corals and sea pens.

External links

  1. researchgate (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

Pictures

Spawn

Dermatobranchus phyllodes with egg mass,Romblon, Philippines 2024

Commonly

Dermatobranchus phyllodes,murals Mabini, Batangas, Philippines 2023 (CC-BY-SA)
An interesting lavender color form of Dermatobranchus phyllodes, 50mm, Anilao 2016

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