Felimida clenchi Harlequin Blue Doris, Harlequin Blue Sea Goddess

Felimida clenchi is commonly referred to as Harlequin Blue Doris, Harlequin Blue Sea Goddess. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Robin Gwen Agarwal, USA

Felimida sp., 2017

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AphiaID:: 597396

Scientific:: Felimida clenchi
German:: Harlequin-Prachtsternschnecke
English:: Harlequin Blue Doris, Harlequin Blue Sea Goddess

Category:: Nakensnegler

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Nudibranchia (Order) > Chromodorididae (Family) > Felimida (Genus) > clenchi (Species)
Initial determination:: (Russell, ), 1935

Occurrence:: Brazil, Columbia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Florida, Gulf of Mexico, Jamaica, Mexico (East Pacific), Panama, the Caribbean
Sea depth:: 0 - 30 Meter
Size:: 0.31" - 1.18" (0.8cm - 3cm)
Temperature:: 71.6 °F - 80.6 °F (22°C - 27°C)
Food:: Food specialist, Sponges
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:

Felimida baumanni
Baumanns-Prachtsternschnecke
Felimida binza
Harlequin Prachtsternschnecke
Felimida clenchi
Harlequin-Prachtsternschnecke
Felimida corimbae
Felimida dalli
Felimida edmundsi
Felimida elegantula
Felimida galexorum
Felimida ghanensis
Ghana Prachtsternschnecke
Felimida goslineri
Felimida kpone
Felimida krohni
Felimida luteopunctata
Gelb-Flecken Felimida
Felimida luteorosea
Gefleckte Sternschnecke
Felimida macfarlandi
MacFarlands Prachtsternschnecke, Dreistreifen Doris
Felimida marislae
Marislas Prachtsternschnecke
Felimida norrisi
Norris-Prachtsternschnecke, Sea of Cortez Prachtsternschnecke
Felimida ocellata
Felimida ponga
Felimida punctilucens
Felimida purpurea
Felimida regalis
Felimida rodomaculata
Felimida rolani
Felimida ruzafai
Felimida socorroensis
Felimida sphoni
Spohns Prachtsternschnecke

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2014-08-20 20:00:29
Last edit:: 2022-01-15 13:24:47

Info

Felimida clenchi (Russell, 1935)

This colourfull Harlequin Blue Doris feeds exclusively on sponges(a purple sponge genus Chelonaplysilla).

Very similar to Felimida binza.

Synonymised names:
Chromodoris clenchi (Russell, 1935)
Chromodoris neona (Er. Marcus, 1955)
Felimida neona (Er. Marcus, 1955)
Glossodoris clenchi Russell, 1935 (original combination)
Glossodoris neona Er. Marcus, 1955

External links

Sea Slug Forum (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
slugsite.us (en). Abgerufen am 24.11.2022.
Wikipedia (en). Abgerufen am 15.01.2022.
Wikipedia (en). Abgerufen am 15.01.2022.

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bhb 23 P2270644a sm Nudibranch, Harlequin Blue Sea Goddess, Felimida clenchi, Florida, USA 2023

Nudibranchs, Harlequin Blue Felimida, Felimida clenchi, Florida 2022

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