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Glossodoris kahlbrocki Kahlbrock's Glossodoris

Glossodoris kahlbrocki is commonly referred to as Kahlbrock's Glossodoris. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.


Profilbild Urheber Sven Kahlbrock, Ägypten

Glossodoris kahlbrocki,Deep South, Dahara Wadi Gimal Egypt 2016


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lexID:
15220 
AphiaID:
1264380 
Scientific:
Glossodoris kahlbrocki 
German:
Kahlbrocks Prachtsternschnecke 
English:
Kahlbrock's Glossodoris 
Category:
Nudibranchs 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Nudibranchia (Order) > Chromodorididae (Family) > Glossodoris (Genus) > kahlbrocki (Species) 
Initial determination:
Yonow, 2018 
Occurrence:
Egypt, Endemic species, Red Sea, Saudi Arabia 
Sea depth:
- 13 Meter 
Size:
up to 1.57" (4 cm) 
Temperature:
69.8 °F - 84.2 °F (21°C - 29°C) 
Food:
Food specialist, Sponges 
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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Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2022-10-01 13:35:04 

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Glossodoris kahlbrocki Yonow, 2018

The type locality for this species is Dahara Wadi Gimal, near Hurghada, Egypt, Red Sea.

This distinctive species has a white to crem body with a narrow bright blue rim to the mantle which grades to dark blue at the edge. The rhinophores and gills are also white, with the inner faces of the gills ochre.

There is absolutely no species of chromodorid resembling this new species.

Endemic to the Red Sea.

External links

  1. researchgate.net (en). Abgerufen am 30.04.2025.
  2. Wikipedia (en). Abgerufen am 30.04.2025.

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