Scyllaea pelagica Sargassum Nudibranch

Scyllaea pelagica is commonly referred to as Sargassum Nudibranch. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Profile

lexID:

6880 

AphiaID:

141425 

Scientific:

Scyllaea pelagica 

German:

Sargassum Nacktschnecke 

English:

Sargassum Nudibranch 

Category:

Nakensnegler 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Nudibranchia (Order) > Scyllaeidae (Family) > Scyllaea (Genus) > pelagica (Species) 

Initial determination:

Linnaeus, 1758 

Occurrence:

Australia, Azores, Brazil, Canada Eastern Pacific, Costa Rica, Cuba, European Coasts, French Polynesia, Gulf of Mexico, Indo Pacific, North Atlantic Ocean, Philippines, The Bahamas, the British Isles, the Canary Islands, the Caribbean, the Mediterranean Sea, USA, Vietnam, West-Atlantic Ocean 

Sea depth:

0 - 11 Meter 

Habitats:

Seaward facing reefs, Seawater, Sea water 

Size:

1.57" - 2.36" (4cm - 6cm) 

Temperature:

14,3 °F - 229,2 °F (14,3°C - 229,2°C) 

Food:

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:

• Scyllaea fulva
• 
  Scyllaea pelagica
  Sargassum Nacktschnecke

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2014-03-19 19:54:26 

Last edit:

2024-09-02 13:38:46 

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