Tenellia acinosa Fiery-maned Roundhead

Tenellia acinosa is commonly referred to as Fiery-maned Roundhead. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Scott & Jeanette Johnson, Kwajalein Unterwater

Tenellia acinosa, Kwajalein

Was found at a depth of about 7m on the top of a Halimeda plant at night on a Kwajalein Atoll lagoon reef on 18 July 2009.
Courtesy of the author Scott & Jeanette Johnson, Kwajalein Unterwater . Please visit www.underwaterkwaj.com for more information.

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lexID:: 7093
AphiaID:: 1765161

Scientific:: Tenellia acinosa
German:: Feuermähnen Rundkopf, Fadenschnecke
English:: Fiery-maned Roundhead

Category:: Nakensnegler

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Nudibranchia (Order) > Trinchesiidae (Family) > Tenellia (Genus) > acinosa (Species)
Initial determination:: (Risbec, ), 1928

Occurrence:: Australia, Japan, Mozambique, New Caledonia, North Pacific (Ocean), Okinawa, Thailand, Western Pacific Ocean
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:: - 7 Meter
Habitats:: Algae zones, Seawater, Sea water
Size:: up to 0.39" (1 cm)
Temperature:: 71.6 °F - 82.4 °F (22°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:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2014-05-01 16:43:25
Last edit:: 2025-05-28 13:14:49

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Tenellia acinosa (Risbec, 1928)

The background colour is white. Trinchesia acinosa have very long yellow cerata(white spotted) and extremely long yellow rhinophores.It feeds on hydrozoa polyps.

Synonymised names
Aeolidia acinosa Risbec, 1928 · unaccepted (original combination)
Cuthona acinosa (Risbec, 1928) · unaccepted
Trinchesia acinosa (Risbec, 1928) · unaccepted > superseded combination

External links

Rfbolland.com (en) (Archive.org). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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Tenellia acinosa, Gulf of Thailand, TH 2023

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