Apata pricei Smooth-tooth Aeolis, Smooth Tooth Sea Slug

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Apata pricei 2023

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AphiaID:: 1047455

Scientific:: Apata pricei
German:: Glattzahn-Fadenschnecke
English:: Smooth-tooth Aeolis, Smooth Tooth Sea Slug

Category:: Nudibranchs

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Nudibranchia (Order) > Apataidae (Family) > Apata (Genus) > pricei (Species)
Initial determination:: (MacFarland, ), 1966

Occurrence:: Alaska (Western Atlantic), Eastern Pacific Ocean, Gulf of California, North Pacific (Ocean), USA
Sea depth:: bis 9 Meter
Size:: 0.39" - 0.79" (1cm - 2cm)
Temperature:: 32 °F - 50 °F (0°C - 10°C)
Food:: Food specialist, Hydrozoa polyps
Difficulty:: Not suitable for aquarium keeping
Offspring:: None
Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown

CITES:

Not evaluated

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE)

More related species in this lexicon:

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2016-10-21 19:27:35
Last edit:: 2016-10-21 19:27:35

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Apata pricei (MacFarland, 1966)

The body colour is translucent white with a pinkish hue. The Cerata are yellow-creamish to orange in colour with red digestive gland and white tips.

Apata pricei feeds exclusively on hydrozoon polyps, including Halecium and Corymorpha palma.

Synonymised names:
Coryphella pricei MacFarland, 1966
Flabellina pricei (MacFarland, 1966)

External links

iNaturalist (en). Abgerufen am 13.11.2023.
Medslugs - Dr. Peter Wirtz (multi) (Archive.org). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
Slugside.us (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
Wikipedia (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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