Coryphella falklandica Falkland Coryphella

Coryphella falklandica is commonly referred to as Falkland Coryphella. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Dr. Dirk Schories, Deutschland

Coryphella_falklandica_01_Punta Arenas, Chile 2001

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Scientific:: Coryphella falklandica
German:: Falkland Coryphella
English:: Falkland Coryphella

Category:: Nudibranchs

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Nudibranchia (Order) > Coryphellidae (Family) > Coryphella (Genus) > falklandica (Species)
Initial determination:: Eliot, 1907

Occurrence:: Argentina, Chile, South Atlantic, the Falkland Islands
Sea depth:: 10 - 20 Meter
Size:: up to 1.57" (4 cm)
Temperature:: °F - 50 °F (°C - 10°C)
Food:: Food specialist, Hydrozoa polyps, No reliable information available
Difficulty:: Not suitable for aquarium keeping
Offspring:: None
Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown

CITES:

Not evaluated

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE)

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Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2022-11-20 19:31:51
Last edit:: 2024-05-05 13:22:42

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Coryphella falklandica Eliot, 1907

Translucent yellow orange, with white tips to the smooth rhinophores, oral tentacles and cerata. The cerata are arranged in transverse rows.

Synonymised names
Flabellina falklandica (Eliot, 1907) · unaccepted
Itaxia falklandica (Eliot, 1907) · unaccepted > superseded combination

External links

medslugs (de) (Archive.org). Abgerufen am 20.11.2022.
Seaslugforum (en). Abgerufen am 20.11.2022.

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Coryphella_falklandica_01_Punta Arenas, Chile 2001

Itaxia falklandica (Eliot, 1907), Punta Arenas, Chile, 2001

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