Siphopteron nakakatuwa Funny Siphopteron

Siphopteron nakakatuwa wird umgangssprachlich oft als Fledermausschnecke bezeichnet.

Scott & Jeanette Johnson, Kwajalein Unterwater

Sea slug - Siphopteron nakakatuwa, It was discovered in very shallow water where it was extremely difficult to photograph.6mm, Bali 2019

Courtesy of the author Scott & Jeanette Johnson, Kwajalein Unterwater . Please visit www.underwaterkwaj.com for more information.

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lexID:: 11806
AphiaID:: 991537

Scientific:: Siphopteron nakakatuwa
German:: Funny Siphopteron
English:: Funny Siphopteron

Category:

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Cephalaspidea (Order) > Gastropteridae (Family) > Siphopteron (Genus) > nakakatuwa (Species)
Initial determination:: Ong & Gosliner, 2017

Occurrence:: Indonesia, Komodo (Komodo Island), Philippines
Sea depth:: Meter
Size:: 0,6 cm
Temperature:: °F - 82.4 °F (°C - 28°C)
Food:: No reliable information available
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:

Siphopteron alboaurantium
Siphopteron brunneomarginatum
Braunrand-Fledermausschnecke
Siphopteron citrinum
Siphopteron flavobrunneum
Siphopteron flavum
Gelbe Fledermausschnecke
Siphopteron fuscum
Fledermausschnecken
Siphopteron ladrones
Marianen Fledermausschnecke
Siphopteron leah
Siphopteron michaeli
Fledermausschnecke
Siphopteron nigromarginatum
Schwarzrand-Fledermausschnecke
Siphopteron pohnpei
Siphopteron quadrispinosum
Fledermausschnecke
Siphopteron tigrinum
Tiger Fledermausschnecke

More related species in this lexicon:

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2018-11-24 13:26:12
Last edit:: 2023-10-11 17:50:00

Info

Siphopteron nakakatuwa Ong & Gosliner, 2017

A new described species. These little guys belong to the "bat wing" family, so named for the adorable ear-like flaps they use to swim around.

External links

researchgate.net (en). Abgerufen am 25.05.2025.

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Siphopteron nakakatuwa, cemetery Tingloy, Batangas, Philippines 2025 (CC-BY-SA)

Siphopteron nakakatuwa,Sibuyan Sea, Mimaropa, PH 2023

Sea slug - Siphopteron nakakatuwa, It was discovered in very shallow water where it was extremely difficult to photograph.6mm, Bali 2019

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