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Armina maculata Sea Slug

Armina maculata is commonly referred to as Sea Slug. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.


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lexID:
9825 
AphiaID:
138805 
Scientific:
Armina maculata 
German:
Furchenschnecke 
English:
Sea Slug 
Category:
 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Nudibranchia (Order) > Arminidae (Family) > Armina (Genus) > maculata (Species) 
Initial determination:
Rafinesque, 1814 
Occurrence:
Angola, Balearic Islands, European Coasts, Greece, Gulf of Bengal / Bay of Bengal, Madeira, Morocco, North Atlantic Ocean, Portugal, Spain, the Mediterranean Sea, Turkey 
Sea depth:
- 150 Meter 
Habitats:
Muddy grounds 
Size:
4.72" - 5.91" (12cm - 15cm) 
Temperature:
22,8 °F - 24,5 °F (22,8°C - 24,5°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
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More related species
in this lexicon
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Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2023-11-05 17:20:45 

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Armina maculata Rafinesque, 1814

Armina maculata is a species of sea slug, a nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Arminidae. This species occurs in European waters and the Mediterranean Sea.

Feeds mainly on the sea feather Veretillum cinomorium.

The species name "maculata" is Latin "maculatus" and means spotted or spotted.

Synonymised names
Armina pustulosa (R. A. Philippi, 1836) · unaccepted
Armina pustulosa var. denticulata K. White, 1955 · unaccepted
Diphyllidia ocellata Deshayes, 1838 · unaccepted
Diphyllidia pustulosa R. A. Philippi, 1836 · unaccepted
Diphyllidia verrucosa Cantraine, 1835 · unaccepted

External links

  1. Homepage Prof. Dr. Peter Wirtz (en) (Archive.org). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  2. OPK Ophistobranquis (en). Abgerufen am 05.11.2023.

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Armina maculata (c) by Prof. Dr. Peter Wirtz
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