Tenellia lagunae Laguna Aeolid

Tenellia lagunae is commonly referred to as Laguna Aeolid. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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Cuthona lagunae , Pillar Point 2014

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AphiaID:: 890626

Scientific:: Tenellia lagunae
German:: Lagunen-Fadenschnecke
English:: Laguna Aeolid

Category:: Nudibranchs

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Nudibranchia (Order) > Trinchesiidae (Family) > Tenellia (Genus) > lagunae (Species)
Initial determination:: (O'Donoghue, ), 1926

Occurrence:: Gulf of California, Mexico (East Pacific), 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:: 1 - 30 Meter
Habitats:: Intertidal zone, Tidal Zone, Lagoons, Seawater, Sea water
Size:: 0,8 cm
Temperature:: 32 °F - 68 °F (0°C - 20°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:: 2016-10-10 19:48:35
Last edit:: 2025-01-04 17:01:36

Info

Tenellia lagunae (O'Donoghue, 1926)

The ground colour is translucent greyish-white to cream. On the head is a large, rhomboidal, orange-red blotch. Rhinophores are orange, cerata with orange tips, oral tentacles are opaque white. A median line on posterior foot, dark, usually black ceratal (vary from ochre to almost black) digestive gland duct.

Tenellia lagunae feeds on the ZIG-ZAG Hydrozoon Sertularella turgida.

Synonymised names
Cratena rutila MacFarland, 1966 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Cuthona lagunae (O'Donoghue, 1926) · unaccepted
Diaphoreolis lagunae (O'Donoghue, 1926) · unaccepted > superseded combination
Hervia lagunae O'Donoghue, 1926 · unaccepted > superseded combination

External links

Intertidal Invertebrates of the Monterey Bay Area, California (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
Sea Slug Forum (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

Pictures

Spawn

Tenellia lagunae & eggs on its sertulariid hydroid prey,Carmel Pt, California, USA 2017

Commonly

Diaphoreolis lagunae,San Mateo County, California 2023

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