Thecacera pacifica Pacific Thecacera, Pikachu Nudibranch

Thecacera pacifica is commonly referred to as Pacific Thecacera, Pikachu Nudibranch. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Profile

lexID:

5657 

AphiaID:

420618 

Scientific:

Thecacera pacifica 

German:

Pazifische Thecacera, Pikachu Hörnchenschnecke 

English:

Pacific Thecacera, Pikachu Nudibranch 

Category:

Nudibranchs 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Nudibranchia (Order) > Polyceridae (Family) > Thecacera (Genus) > pacifica (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Bergh, ), 1884 

Occurrence:

Gulf of Mexico, Hawaii, Indian Ocean, Indo Pacific, Japan, Mozambique, New Caledonia, Okinawa, Réunion , Western Pacific Ocean 

Marine Zone:

Subtidal, sublittoral, infralittoral, deep zone of the oceans from the lower limit of the intertidal zone (intertidal) to the shelf edge at about 200 m water depth. neritic. 

Sea depth:

1 - 30 Meter 

Habitats:

Seawater, Sea water 

Size:

up to 0.98" (2.5 cm) 

Temperature:

68 °F - 82.4 °F (20°C - 28°C) 

Food:

Bryozoans (sea mats), Carnivore, Food specialist 

Difficulty:

Not suitable for aquarium keeping 

Offspring:

Not available as offspring 

Toxicity:

Toxic hazard unknown 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE) 

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

• Thecacera boyla
• 
  Thecacera darwini
  Darwins Hörnchenschnecke, Dalmatiner Hörnchenschnecke
• 
  Thecacera pacifica
  Pazifische Thecacera, Pikachu Hörnchenschnecke
• 
  Thecacera pennigera
  Geflügelte Hörnchenschnecke
• 
  Thecacera picta
  Bemalte Hörnchenschnecke, Helikopter-Schnecke
• Thecacera virescens
• Thecacera vittata

 

More related species
in this lexicon:

• 
  Thecacera sp.01
  Hörnchenschnecke
• 
  Thecacera sp.02
  Hörnchenschnecke
• 
  Thecacera sp.03
  Hörnchenschnecke
• 
  Thecacera sp.05
  Hörnchenschnecke
• 
  Thecacera sp.08
  Hörnchenschnecken
• 
  Thecacera sp.11
  Hörnchenschnecke
• 
  Thecacera sp.13
  Hörnchenschnecke

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2013-06-23 15:15:15 

Last edit:

2025-12-22 19:50:01 

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