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Eubranchus farrani Farrani 's Amphiorina, Aeolid Nudibranch

Eubranchus farrani is commonly referred to as Farrani 's Amphiorina, Aeolid Nudibranch. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:
5886 
AphiaID:
139766 
Scientific:
Eubranchus farrani 
German:
Farranis Amphiorina, Orange Spot Ballonfadenschnecke 
English:
Farrani 's Amphiorina, Aeolid Nudibranch 
Category:
Nudibranchs 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Nudibranchia (Order) > Eubranchidae (Family) > Eubranchus (Genus) > farrani (Species) 
Initial determination:
(Alder & Hancock, ), 1844 
Occurrence:
Adriatic Sea (Mediterranean), Azores, France, Norway, Spain, Sweden, the British Isles, the Canary Islands, the Faroe Islands, the Mediterranean Sea 
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 - 130 Meter 
Habitats:
Fjords, Intertidal zone, Tidal Zone, Kelp forests 
Size:
0.79" - 0.91" (2cm - 2.3cm) 
Temperature:
3,5 °F - 73.4 °F (3,5°C - 23°C) 
Food:
Carnivore, Food specialist, Hydrozoa polyps 
Difficulty:
Not suitable for aquarium keeping 
Offspring:
None 
Toxicity:
Toxic hazard unknown 
CITES:
Not evaluated 
Red List:
Not evaluated (NE) 
Related species at
Catalog of Life:
 
More related species
in this lexicon:
 
Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2025-05-04 14:03:05 

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Eubranchus farrani (Alder & Hancock, 1844)

Eubranchus farrani is very variable in colour. It usually has a translucent white body.Tentacles and rhinophores are yellow tipped or variable.An all white form is common.

Juveniles may have no colour other than pale brown or salmon pink.

Eubranchus farrani has in the past been confused with Eubranchus tricolour. However,Eubranchus farrani is more slender and smaller.

This nudibranch usually feeding on hydroids.

Synonymised names
Aeolis adelaidae W. Thompson, 1860 · unaccepted
Amphorina alberti Quatrefages, 1844 · unaccepted
Amphorina farrani (Alder & Hancock, 1844) · unaccepted > superseded combination
Cavolina farrani (Alder & Hancock, 1844) · unaccepted
Eolidia flavescens Risso, 1826 · unaccepted (synonym)
Eolis adelaidae W. Thompson, 1860 · unaccepted
Eolis andreapolis McIntosh, 1865 · unaccepted (synonym)
Eolis farrani Alder & Hancock, 1844 · unaccepted (original combination)
Eolis robertianae M'Intosh, 1865 · unaccepted
Galvina farrani (Alder & Hancock, 1844) · unaccepted
Galvina flava Trinchese, 1879 · unaccepted

External links

  1. artsdatabanken (no). Abgerufen am 29.11.2023.
  2. MarLin UK (en). Abgerufen am 26.10.2023.
  3. Medslugs - Dr. Peter Wirtz (multi) (Archive.org). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  4. OPK Ophistobranquis (multi). Abgerufen am 26.10.2023.

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© Anne Frijsinger & Mat Vestjens, Holland, Bild aus Schottland
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Amphorina farrani 2021
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Eubranchus farrani, Copyright Prof.Dr.Peter Wirtz
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Eubranchus farrani © Anne Frijsinger & Mat Vestjens, Holland
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Eubranchus farrani, Las Palmas, ES-CN, ES 2021
Eubranchus farrani, Las Palmas, ES-CN, ES 2021
Eubranchus farrani, Las Palmas, ES-CN, ES 2021

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