Facelina bostoniensis Boston Facelina, Delicate Aeolid

Facelina bostoniensis is commonly referred to as Boston Facelina, Delicate Aeolid. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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Aeolid nudibranch Facelina bostoniensis, 2021

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AphiaID:: 139908

Scientific:: Facelina bostoniensis
German:: Boston Fadenschnecke, Drummonds Fadenschnecke
English:: Boston Facelina, Delicate Aeolid

Category:: Nakensnegler

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Nudibranchia (Order) > Facelinidae (Family) > Facelina (Genus) > bostoniensis (Species)
Initial determination:: (Couthouy, ), 1838

Occurrence:: the Baltic Sea, Canada Eastern Pacific, European Coasts, France, Germany, North Atlantic Ocean, Norway, Nova Scotia, Spain, Sweden, the British Isles, the Faroe Islands, USA
Sea depth:: 1 - 180 Meter
Habitats:: Intertidal zone, Tidal Zone, Kelp forests
Size:: up to 2.17" (5.5 cm)
Temperature:: 3,5 °F - 68 °F (3,5°C - 20°C)
Food:: Algae (Algivore), Carnivore, Clams, Food specialist, Hydrozoa polyps, Predatory, Snails
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:

Facelina annulata
Facelina annulicornis
Fadenschnecke
Facelina auriculata
Ohrläppchen Facelina, Schlanke Fadenschnecke
Facelina bilineata
Facelina bostoniensis
Boston Fadenschnecke, Drummonds Fadenschnecke
Facelina carmelae
Facelina coenda
Facelina dubia
Zweifelhafte Facelina, Fadenschnecke
Facelina fragilis
Facelina fusca
Fadenschnecke
Facelina goslingii
Facelina hartleyi
Facelina lugubris
Facelina newcombi
Newcombs Fadenschnecke
Facelina olivacea
Olive Tentakeln Fadenschnecke
Facelina quadrilineata
Facelina quatrefagesi
Facelina rubrovittata
Rotlinien Fadenschnecke
Facelina rutila
Facelina schwobi
Facelina vicina
Fadenschnecke
Facelina zhejiangensis

More related species in this lexicon:

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2013-09-07 13:57:56
Last edit:: 2024-01-14 13:33:35

Info

Facelina bostoniensis (Couthouy, 1838)

The epidermis is translucent white,there is a rose coloured hue around the mouth. The cerata are numerous. The oral tentacles are very long
Sometimes blue iridescence is present in small areas around the head.

Facelina bostoniensis feeds on hydrozoon-polyps Bougainvillia, Clava, Clytia, Cordylophora, Eudendrium, Tubularia, Ectopleura, Dynamena, Hydrallmania, Sertularia und Obelia, including Tubularia larynx and Clava multicornis.

Synonymised names:
Aeolis gigas Costa A., 1866 (synonym)
Eolidia jani Vérany, 1846 (synonym)
Eolidia panizzai Vérany, 1846 (synonym)
Eolis bostoniensis Couthouy, 1838
Eolis curta Alder & Hancock, 1843 (synonym)
Eolis drummondi W. Thompson, 1844 (synonym)
Eolis tenuibranchialis Alder & Hancock, 1845 (synonym)

External links

artsdatabanken (no). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
Encyclopedia of marine life of Britain and Ireland (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
sealifebase (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
Unterwasser-Welt-Ostsee (de). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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Facelina bostoniensis © Anne Frijsinger & Mat Vestjens, Holland

Delicate aeolid. Facelina bostoniensis, in a tide pool at McKenney Point, Maine.2022

Aeolid nudibranch Facelina bostoniensis, 2021

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