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Tenellia flavovulta Yellow-head Cuthona, Yellow-head Aeolid, Yellow Headed Aeolid Sea Slug

Tenellia flavovulta is commonly referred to as Yellow-head Cuthona, Yellow-head Aeolid, Yellow Headed Aeolid Sea Slug. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Profilbild Urheber Robin Gwen Agarwal, USA

Cuthona flavovulta,Pillar Point, California,2016


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lexID:
10527 
AphiaID:
890622 
Scientific:
Tenellia flavovulta 
German:
Gelbkopf Tenellia 
English:
Yellow-head Cuthona, Yellow-head Aeolid, Yellow Headed Aeolid Sea Slug 
Category:
Nakensnegler 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Nudibranchia (Order) > Trinchesiidae (Family) > Tenellia (Genus) > flavovulta (Species) 
Initial determination:
(MacFarland, ), 1966 
Occurrence:
Gulf of California, USA 
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:
1 - 30 Meter 
Habitats:
Seawater, Sea water 
Size:
up to 0.39" (1 cm) 
Temperature:
39.2 °F - 50 °F (4°C - 10°C) 
Food:
Carnivore, Food specialist, Hydrozoa polyps 
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:
2025-05-13 20:30:04 

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Tenellia flavovulta (MacFarland, 1966)

Tenellia flavovulta, common name yellow-head cuthona, is a species of sea slug, an aeolid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Fionidae. This species was described from inner Monterey Bay, California, United States.

The ceratal cores are dark green to brown and their surface is covered with white spots. It differs from Tenellia fulgens who lacks yellow on the head and has yellow bands at the tips of the cerata.

Synonymised names
Cratena flavovulta MacFarland, 1966 · unaccepted > superseded combination
Cuthona flavovulta (MacFarland, 1966) · unaccepted > superseded combination
Diaphoreolis flavovulta (MacFarland, 1966) · unaccepted > superseded combination

External links

  1. Slugside.us (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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Cuthona flavovulta ,Pillar Point 2017
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Diaphoreolis flavovulta,Shangri-la, Bainbridge Island, WA, USA 2024
Cuthona flavovulta,Pillar Point, California,2016
Tenellia flavovulta Pillar Point 2014
Tenellia flavovulta, Pillar Point 2014

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