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Discurria insessa Seaweed limpet

Discurria insessa is commonly referred to as Seaweed limpet. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Profilbild Urheber Robyn J. Waayers, USA

Lottia incessa on Egregia menziesii (Feather Boa Kelp). Dec. 10, 2011

This was a new sight, too. These little limpets chew away on the kelp, making a distinctive depression.
Courtesy of the author Robyn J. Waayers, USA Robyn J. Waayers. Please visit www.flickr.com for more information.

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lexID:
10674 
AphiaID:
456584 
Scientific:
Discurria insessa 
German:
Seetang-Napfschnecke 
English:
Seaweed Limpet 
Category:
Snails 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Not assigned (Order) > Lottiidae (Family) > Discurria (Genus) > insessa (Species) 
Initial determination:
(Hinds, ), 1842 
Occurrence:
Alaska , Eastern Pacific Ocean, Gulf of California, Mexico (East Pacific), USA 
Sea depth:
0 - 5 Meter 
Size:
0.39" - 1.18" (1cm - 3,8cm) 
Temperature:
°F - 64.4 °F (°C - 18°C) 
Food:
Kelp, Seaweed 
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:
 
Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2021-03-20 14:19:37 

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Discurria insessa (Hinds, 1842)

Discurria insessa, common name the seaweed limpet, is a species of sea snail, a true limpet, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Lottiidae. This marine species occurs from South Alaska to Baja California, Mexico . The size of the shell varies between 10 mm and 38 mm.

These little limpets chew away on the kelp (Feather boa tang, Egregia menziesiiherum), making a distinctive depression. Except for a few days in larval stage, this limpet species lives its entire life on this one species of kelp.

Synonyme:
Acmaea insessa (Hinds, 1842)
Lottia insessa (Hinds, 1842)
Notoacmea insessa (Hinds, 1842)
Patella insessa Hinds, 1842

Classification:
Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Patellogastropoda (Subclass) >Lottioidea (Superfamily) > Lottiidae (Family) > Discurria (Genus) > Discurria insessa (Species)

External links

  1. Wikipedia (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  2. World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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Lottia incessa on Egregia menziesii (Feather Boa Kelp). Dec. 10, 2011
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Discurria (Acmaea) insessa, Seaweed Limpet, Kelp Limpet, on Egregia. Montana de Oro State Park, San Luis Obispo Co., CA 2014
Discurria insessa, Seaweed limpet, and snail egg case.Montana de Oro State Park, San Luis Obispo Co., CA 2011
Discurria insessa, Morro Bay Docks 2014
Discurria insessa, seaweed limpet, Pillar Point 2016

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