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Glaucilla bennettae Nudibranch

Glaucilla bennettae is commonly referred to as Nudibranch. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Has a poison harmful to health.


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Glaucilla bennettae,Point Cartwright 2021


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lexID:
17861 
AphiaID:
1322448 
Scientific:
Glaucilla bennettae 
German:
Nacktschnecke 
English:
Nudibranch 
Category:
Nudibranchs 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Nudibranchia (Order) > Glaucidae (Family) > Glaucilla (Genus) > bennettae (Species) 
Initial determination:
(Churchill, Á. Valdés & Ó Foighil, ), 2014 
Occurrence:
Australia, New Zealand, Queensland (Australia) 
Sea depth:
Meter 
Habitats:
Seawater, Sea water, Water column 
Size:
0.39" - 0.79" (1,2cm - 2,0cm) 
Food:
Carnivore, Cnidaria, Predatory 
Difficulty:
Not suitable for aquarium keeping 
Offspring:
None 
Toxicity:
Has a poison harmful to health 
CITES:
Not evaluated 
Red List:
Not evaluated (NE) 
More related species
in this lexicon:
 
Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2025-11-09 19:50:06 

Toxicity

This is a general hint!
Glaucilla bennettae has a harmful toxin.
As a rule, animals with a harmful poison do not pose mortal danger in normal Aquarieaner everyday life. Read the following husbandry information and comments from aquarists who already keep Glaucilla bennettae in their aquarium to get a better picture about the possible danger. However, please be careful when using Glaucilla bennettae. Every human reacts differently to poisons.
If you suspect that you have come into contact with the poison, please contact your doctor or the poison emergency call.
The phone number of the poison emergency call can be found here:
[overview_and_url_DE]
Overview Europe: European Association of Poisons Centres and Clinical Toxicologists

Info

Glaucilla bennettae (Churchill, Á. Valdés & Ó Foighil, 2014)

Synonymised names
Glaucus bennettae Churchill, Á. Valdés & Ó Foighil, 2014 · unaccepted

External links

  1. iNaturalist (en). Abgerufen am 09.11.2025.
  2. New Zealand Mollusca (en). Abgerufen am 09.11.2025.
  3. Soitary Islands Underwater (en). Abgerufen am 09.11.2025.

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