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Ceratosoma ingozi Inkspot nudibranch

Ceratosoma ingozi wird umgangssprachlich als Prachtsternschnecke bezeichnet.


Profilbild Urheber Georgina Jones (CC-BY-SA), Cape Town

Ceratosoma ingozi, fatlantis reef Cape Point, Cape Town, South Africa 2022 (CC-BY-SA)


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lexID:
11554 
AphiaID:
560054 
Scientific:
Ceratosoma ingozi 
German:
Tintenflecken-Prachtsternschnecke 
English:
Inkspot Nudibranch 
Category:
Nakensnegler 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Nudibranchia (Order) > Chromodorididae (Family) > Ceratosoma (Genus) > ingozi (Species) 
Initial determination:
Gosliner, 1996 
Occurrence:
Endemic species, South-Africa 
Sea depth:
15 - 44 Meter 
Size:
up to 3.15" (8 cm) 
Temperature:
53.6 °F - 62.6 °F (12°C - 17°C) 
Food:
Food specialist, Sponges 
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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Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2018-05-21 13:19:02 

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Ceratosoma ingozi Gosliner, 1996

Ceratosoma ingozi, commonly known as the inkspot nudibranch, is probably endemic around the southern African coast from the Cape Peninsula to Port Elizabeth.

The mantle with a smooth skin and bluish-edged purple spots. Gills and rhinophores creamy in colour. Its body colour varies from a creamy yellow through pinks to purples.The large egg ribbon is yellow-orange in colour.

The inkspot nudibranch feeds exclusively on sponges.

External links

  1. Sea Slug Forum (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  2. Wikipedia (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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