Thecacera melkyi Melky Nurdibranch

Thecacera melkyi is commonly referred to as Melky Nurdibranch. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Profile

lexID:

13636 

AphiaID:

1883888 

Scientific:

Thecacera melkyi 

German:

Melky Hörnchenschnecke 

English:

Melky Nurdibranch 

Category:

Nudibranchs 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Doridida (Order) > Polyceridae (Family) > Thecacera (Genus) > melkyi (Species) 

Initial determination:

Pola, Paz-Sedano, Martín, L. Warren, Noble & Martín-Hervás, 2026 

Occurrence:

Bali, Indonesia, Japan, Tulamben, Western Pacific Ocean 

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:

- 25 Meter 

Habitats:

Coral rubble substrate, Sandy sea floors, Seawater, Sea water 

Size:

2,5 cm 

Temperature:

°F - 84.2 °F (°C - 29°C) 

Food:

Bryozoans (sea mats), Carnivore, 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:

• Thecacera boyla
• 
  Thecacera darwini
  Darwins Hörnchenschnecke, Dalmatiner Hörnchenschnecke
• 
  Thecacera pacifica
  Pazifische Thecacera, Pikachu Hörnchenschnecke
• 
  Thecacera pennigera
  Geflügelte Hörnchenschnecke
• 
  Thecacera picta
  Bemalte Hörnchenschnecke, Helikopter-Schnecke
• Thecacera virescens
• Thecacera vittata

 

More related species
in this lexicon:

• 
  Thecacera melkyi
  Melky Hörnchenschnecke
• 
  Thecacera pikachu
  Pikachu Hörnchenschnecke
• 
  Thecacera sp.01
  Hörnchenschnecke
• 
  Thecacera sp.02
  Hörnchenschnecke
• 
  Thecacera sp.03
  Hörnchenschnecke
• 
  Thecacera sp.11
  Hörnchenschnecke
• 
  Thecacera sp.13
  Hörnchenschnecke
• 
  Thecacera sp.14
  Hörnchenschnecke

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2021-02-13 19:39:16 

Last edit:

2026-05-11 14:00:35 

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