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Bornella stellifera Drab Eeldragon, Starry-mouthed Nudibranch

Bornella stellifera is commonly referred to as Drab Eeldragon, Starry-mouthed Nudibranch. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.


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Bornella stellifer, Taiwan 2011


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lexID:
3135 
AphiaID:
404964 
Scientific:
Bornella stellifera 
German:
Stern-Baumschnecke 
English:
Drab Eeldragon, Starry-mouthed Nudibranch 
Category:
Nakensnegler 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Nudibranchia (Order) > Bornellidae (Family) > Bornella (Genus) > stellifera (Species) 
Initial determination:
(A. Adams & Reeve, ), 1848 
Occurrence:
Australia, India, Indo Pacific, Indonesia, KwaZulu-Natal (Province East Coast South Africa), Marschall Islands, Moluccas, New Caledonia, South-Africa, Taiwan, Yemen 
Marine Zone:
Intertidal (Eulittoral), intertidal zone between the high and low tide lines characterized by the alternation of low and high tide down to 15 meters 
Sea depth:
- 1 Meter 
Habitats:
Barrier Reefs, Intertidal zone, Tidal Zone, Rocky, hard seabeds, Seawater, Sea water, Tide pools / rock pools 
Size:
1.57" - 1.97" (4cm - 5cm) 
Temperature:
73.4 °F - 82.4 °F (23°C - 28°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:
2026-02-18 19:53:58 

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Bornella stellifera (A. Adams & Reeve, 1848)

All species belongs to the family Bornellidae feeds exclusively on hydrozoa polyps.

Synonymised names
Bornella adamsii J. E. Gray, 1850 · unaccepted
Bornella arborescens Pease, 1871 · unaccepted
Bornella caledonica Crosse, 1875 · unaccepted
Bornella digitata A. Adams & Reeve, 1850 · unaccepted
Bornella hancockana Kelaart, 1859 · unaccepted
Bornella marmorata Collingwood, 1881 · unaccepted
Bornella semperi Crosse, 1875 · unaccepted (probable synonym)
Dendronotus stellifer A. Adams & Reeve, 1848 · unaccepted (original combination)

External links

  1. seaslugs.free.fr (en). Abgerufen am 18.02.2026.
  2. Wildsingapore (en). Abgerufen am 12.04.2024.

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