Caliphylla viridis sap-sucking slug

Caliphylla viridis is commonly referred to as sap-sucking slug. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Profile

lexID:

8439 

AphiaID:

1296132 

Scientific:

Caliphylla viridis 

German:

Saftsauger 

English:

Sap-sucking Slug 

Category:

 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Hermaeidae (Family) > Caliphylla (Genus) > viridis (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Deshayes, ), 1857 

Occurrence:

Adriatic Sea (Mediterranean), East-Atlantic Ocean, Eastern Pacific Ocean, European Coasts, Gulf of Mexico, Mexico (East Pacific), North Atlantic Ocean, Pacific Ocean, Panama, the Canary Islands, the Caribbean, West-Atlantic Ocean 

Marine Zone:

Intertidal (Eulittoral), intertidal zone between the high and low tide lines characterized by the alternation of low and high tide down to 15 meters 

Sea depth:

Meter 

Habitats:

Marine / Salt Water 

Size:

up to 0.59" (1.5 cm) 

Temperature:

50 °F - 77 °F (10°C - 25°C) 

Food:

Algae (Algivore), Food specialist, No reliable information available 

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:

• 
  Caliphylla mediterranea
  Mittelmeer Saftsauger

 

More related species
in this lexicon:

• 
  Caliphylla viridis
  Saftsauger

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2015-05-25 16:11:49 

Last edit:

2024-05-04 18:09:35 

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