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Micromelo guamensis Guam Paper Bubble

Micromelo guamensis is commonly referred to as Guam Paper Bubble. Difficulty in the aquarium: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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Micromelo guamensis, Taiwan 2016 Jonathan Hsieh


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lexID:
15641 
AphiaID:
510356 
Scientific:
Micromelo guamensis 
German:
Guam Papierblasenschnecke 
English:
Guam Paper Bubble 
Category:
 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Not assigned (Order) > Aplustridae (Family) > Micromelo (Genus) > guamensis (Species) 
Initial determination:
(Quoy & Gaimard, ), 1825 
Occurrence:
Australia, Guam, Japan, Lord Howe Island, Marschall Islands, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, South-Africa 
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:
Meter 
Size:
0.39" - 0.79" (1cm - 2,0cm) 
Temperature:
19,9 °F - 25,5 °F (19,9°C - 25,5°C) 
Food:
Carnivore, Worms 
Difficulty:
There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully 
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:
2023-03-23 17:53:18 

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Micromelo guamensis (Quoy & Gaimard, 1825)

Micromelo guamensis, also known as Guam bubble snail. This snail feeds on cirratulinid polychaete worms. The toxins from these worms become incorporated into the snail's tissues and are then used for the bubble snail's own defense.

Distribution Guam, Papua New Guinea, the Philippines, Marshall Islands

Synonymised names:
Bulla ferussaci Catlow & Reeve, 1845 · unaccepted
Bullaea guamensis Quoy & Gaimard, 1825 · unaccepted

External links

  1. RLS Reef Life Survey (en). Abgerufen am 23.03.2023.
  2. Seaslugforum (en). Abgerufen am 23.03.2023.
  3. Wikipedia (en). Abgerufen am 23.03.2023.

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Mating

Micromelo guamensis mating, Andaman Sea, TH 2024

Commonly

Micromelo guamensis, Taiwan 2020 Jonathan Hsieh
Micromelo guamensis, Taiwan 2016 Jonathan Hsieh

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