Polycera aurantiomarginata

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Polycera aurantiomarginata,2019

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Polycera aurantiomarginata, Mediterranean nudibranquios, 2016

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AphiaID:: 140831

Scientific:: Polycera aurantiomarginata
German:: Hörnchenschnecke
English:: Polycera Aurantiomarginata

Category:
Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Nudibranchia (Order) > Polyceridae (Family) > Polycera (Genus) > aurantiomarginata (Species)
Initial determination:: García-Gómez & Bobo, 1984

Occurrence:: Tunesien, Spanien, Vestafrika
Sea depth:: 0 - 23 Meter
Size:: 2 cm - 4 cm
Temperature:: 15°C - 25°C
Food:: Bryozoans (sea mats), Foder specialist
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:

Polycera abei
Hörnchenschnecke
Polycera alabe
Hörnchenschnecke
Polycera anae
Polycera atra
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Polycera aurantiomarginata
Hörnchenschnecke
Polycera aurisula
Polycera capensis
Hörnchenschnecke
Polycera chilluna
Polycera elegans
Hörnchenschnecke
Polycera faeroensis
Färöische Hörnchenschnecke
Polycera fujitai
Polycera hedgpethi
Hedgepeth's Hörnchenschnecke
Polycera herthae
Polycera hummi
Hörnchenschnecke
Polycera janjukia
Hörnchenschnecke
Polycera japonica
Hörnchenschnecke
Polycera kaiserae
Hörnchenschnecke
Polycera maculata
Polycera maddoxi
Polycera manzanilloensis
Polycera marplatensis
Polycera melanosticta
Schwarz gesprenkelte Hörnchenschnecke
Polycera odhneri
Polycera parvula
Hörnchenschnecke
Polycera picta
Polycera priva
Polycera quadrilineata
Gestreifte Hörnchenschnecke
Polycera risbeci
Hörnchenschnecke
Polycera rycia
Hörnchenschnecke
Polycera tricolor
Dreifarbige Hörnchenschnecke
Polycera xicoi

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2016-07-14 07:45:27
Last edit:: 2020-09-25 19:54:40

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Polycera aurantiomarginata
García Gómez & Bobo, 1984

The animal is dark grey or black, somewhat more translucent around the anterior end. There are characteristic yellow marks as shown on the photo.

Polycera aurantiomarginata feeds on a bryozoan

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