Mourgona murca Sapsucking Sea Slug

Mourgona murca is commonly referred to as Sapsucking Sea Slug. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Dan Schofield, UK

Mourgona murca,9HGJ+372, West Bay, Cayman Islands 2023 (CC BY)

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lexID:: 18128
AphiaID:: 494518

Scientific:: Mourgona murca
German:: Saftsaugerschnecke
English:: Sapsucking Sea Slug

Category:: Sacoglossa

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Sacoglossa (Order) > Caliphyllidae (Family) > Mourgona (Genus) > murca (Species)
Initial determination:: Er. Marcus & Ev. Marcus, 1970

Occurrence:: Guadeloupe, Costa Rica, Curacao, Martinique, the Caribbean, the Cayman Islands
Marine Zone:: Intertidal (Eulittoral), intertidal zone between the high and low tide lines characterized by the alternation of low and high tide down to 15 meters
Sea depth:: 5 - 18 Meter
Habitats:: Seawater, Sea water
Size:: 0" - 0" (0,4cm - 0,6cm)
Temperature:: °F - 82.4 °F (°C - 28°C)
Food:: Algae (Algivore), Herbivorous
Difficulty:: Not suitable for aquarium keeping
Offspring:: None
Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown