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Trapania circinata Nudibranch

Trapania circinata is commonly referred to as Nudibranch. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.


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Trapania circinata


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lexID:
12489 
AphiaID:
457506 
Scientific:
Trapania circinata 
German:
Falten- oder Griffelschnecke 
English:
Nudibranch 
Category:
Nudibranchs 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Nudibranchia (Order) > Goniodorididae (Family) > Trapania (Genus) > circinata (Species) 
Initial determination:
Gosliner & Fahey, 2008 
Occurrence:
Endemic species, Marschall Islands, Western Pacific Ocean 
Sea depth:
- 40 Meter 
Habitats:
Seawater, Sea water 
Size:
0.39" - 0.39" (1,0cm - 1,7cm) 
Temperature:
°F - 82.4 °F (°C - 28°C) 
Food:
Kelchwürmer (Entroprocta), Food specialist 
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:
 
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Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2025-06-06 15:15:35 

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$alt Gosliner & Fahey, 2008

Sea slugs genus Trapania feeds on Entoprocts (Kamptozoans),which often grow on sponges, algae and other living substrata.

Trapania circinata was first described from the Marshall Islands. Body is translucent white in colour. The oral tentacles and rhinophores are black and the lateral papillae and gills are translucent with black spots. Feeds on Entoprocta which often grow on sponges and other living substrata.

External links

  1. researchgate.net (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  2. Sea Slug Forum (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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