Cadlina sparsa Dark-spot Cadlina

Cadlina sparsa is commonly referred to as Dark-spot Cadlina. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Phil Garner, Southern California Marine Life, USA

Cadlina sparsa, 2011

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lexID:: 7926
AphiaID:: 430397

Scientific:: Cadlina sparsa
German:: Dark-spot Cadlina
English:: Dark-spot Cadlina

Category:: Nakensnegler

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Nudibranchia (Order) > Cadlinidae (Family) > Cadlina (Genus) > sparsa (Species)
Initial determination:: (Odhner, ), 1921

Occurrence:: Alaska , Argentina, Canada Eastern Pacific, Chile, Eastern Pacific Ocean, Gulf of California, Mexico (East Pacific), Panama, Peru, USA
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:: 2 - 79 Meter
Habitats:: Intertidal zone, Tidal Zone, Rocky shores, Rock coasts, Rocky, hard seabeds, Seawater, Sea water, Sponge areas, Tide pools / rock pools, Underwater caves, Underwater caverns
Size:: 0.39" - 1.42" (1cm - 3.6cm)
Temperature:: 8,6 °F - 27,8 °F (8,6°C - 27,8°C)
Food:: Carnivore, 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:

Cadlina abyssicola
Cadlina affinis
Cadlina dubia
Cadlina excavata
Cadlina flavomaculata
Gelbgepunktete Cadlina
Cadlina georgiensis
Cadlina glabra
Cadlina japonica
Cadlina kamchatica
Cadlina kerguelensis
Cadlina laevis
Glatte Sternschnecke, Weiße Atlantische Cadlina, Glatte Prachtsternschneck
Cadlina limbaughorum
Limbaughs Cadlina
Cadlina luarna
Cadlina luteomarginata
Gelbrand-Cadlina
Cadlina magellanica
Cadlina modesta
Bescheidene Cadlina
Cadlina nigrobranchiata
Cadlina pacifica
Cadlina pellucida
Cadlina rumia
Cadlina scabriuscula
Cadlina sparsa
Dark-spot Cadlina
Cadlina tasmanica
Cadlina umiushi
Cadlina willani

More related species in this lexicon:

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2015-01-23 19:54:56
Last edit:: 2025-01-17 13:20:39

Info

Cadlina sparsa (Odhner, 1921)

This nudibranch is translucent whitish to yellowish in colour. On the mantle are small rounded tubercles.A milky yellow to brown band is on the middle of the dorsum (commonly known as Dark-spot Cadlina). Gills and rhinophores are the same colour as the body.

This species feeds exclusively on sponges.

Synonymised names:
Cadlina berghi Odhner, 1926 · unaccepted
Cadlina laevigata Odhner, 1926 · unaccepted
Juanella sparsa Odhner, 1922 · unaccepted (original combination)

External links

Sea Slug Forum (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
sealifebase (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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Commonly

Cadlina sparsa, Pillar Point Tidepools 2014

Cadlina sparsa,Monterey, California, United States 2009

Cadlina sparsa,San Mateo County, California,2020

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