Ercolania felina Sap-sucking Slug

Ercolania felina is commonly referred to as Sap-sucking Slug. Difficulty in the aquarium: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Javier Couper (Predomalpha), New Zealand

Ercolania felina,In high tide-splash zone rock pools, Auckland, New Zealand 2023

Courtesy of the author Javier Couper (Predomalpha), New Zealand Photo taken by Javier Couper. Please visit www.inaturalist.org for more information.

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lexID:: 15662
AphiaID:: 494665

Scientific:: Ercolania felina
German:: Katzen-Ercolania, Saftsaugerschnecke
English:: Sap-sucking Slug

Category:: Sacoglossa

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Sacoglossa (Order) > Limapontiidae (Family) > Ercolania (Genus) > felina (Species)
Initial determination:: (F. W. Hutton, ), 1882

Occurrence:: Endemic species, New Zealand
Marine Zone:: Supratidal (Supralitoral), spray water area (splash water area) above the tidal influence where the influence of the sea clearly outweighs that of the land.
Sea depth:: Meter
Size:: 0,8 cm
Food:: Algae (Algivore)
Difficulty:: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully
Offspring:: None
Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown

CITES:

Not evaluated

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE)

Related species at Catalog of Life:

Ercolania annelyleorum
Ercolania boodleae
Boodlea Saftsauger
Ercolania coerulea
Saftsauger, Blauer Stiliger
Ercolania endophytophaga
Saftsauger
Ercolania erbsus
Ercolania felina
Katzen-Ercolania, Saftsaugerschnecke
Ercolania fuscata
Dunkler-Saftsauger
Ercolania gopalai
Ercolania halophilae
Ercolania irregularis
Ercolania kencolesi
Ken Coles Ercolania, Saftsauger
Ercolania lozanoi
Lozanos Ercolania
Ercolania margaritae
Ercolania nigra
Ercolania pica
Ercolania raorum
Ercolania selva
Ercolania subviridis
Ercolania talis
Ercolania translucens
Ercolania varians
Ercolania viridis

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2023-04-03 19:37:37
Last edit:: 2025-09-01 17:43:57

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Ercolania felina (F. W. Hutton, 1882)

Ercolania felina is a minute black sap-sucking sea slug. It is a small black sacoglossan, with a paler coloured foot and a translucent white band running forward from each eye.

Feeds on the filamentous green alga Chaetomorpha aerea.

Endemic to New Zealand

Synonymised names:
Calliopaea felina Hutton, 1882 · unaccepted

External links

New Zealand Mollusca (en). Abgerufen am 01.09.2025.
Seaslugforum (en). Abgerufen am 03.04.2023.

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Ercolania felina,In high tide-splash zone rock pools, Auckland, New Zealand 2023

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