Pelagella castanea Maroon Pelagella

Pelagella castanea is commonly referred to as Maroon Pelagella. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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Goniodoris castanea 2016

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Scientific:: Pelagella castanea
German:: Kastanienbraune Pelagella
English:: Maroon Pelagella

Category:: Nudibranchs

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Nudibranchia (Order) > Goniodorididae (Family) > Pelagella (Genus) > castanea (Species)
Initial determination:: (Alder & Hancock, ), 1845

Occurrence:: Adriatic Sea (Mediterranean), cosmopolitan species, East-Atlantic Ocean, European Coasts, Japan, New Zealand, North Atlantic Ocean, Norway, Red Sea, South-Africa, the British Isles, the Mediterranean Sea
Sea depth:: 1 - 40 Meter
Habitats:: Fjords, Intertidal zone, Tidal Zone, Kelp forests, Seawater, Sea water, Shallow reefs
Size:: 4,0 cm
Temperature:: 3,5 °F - 68 °F (3,5°C - 20°C)
Food:: Carnivore, Food specialist, Sea squirts
Difficulty:: Not suitable for aquarium keeping
Offspring:: None
Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown

CITES:

Not evaluated

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE)

More related species in this lexicon:

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2013-08-16 17:49:27
Last edit:: 2024-01-18 20:46:00

Info

Pelagella castanea (Alder & Hancock, 1845)

The body of this nudibranch is red-brown in colour and the dorsum is covered with white flecks. Pelagella castanea feeds on ascidians genus Botryllus and Botrylloides, including Ascidia mentula, Botryllus schlosseri and Botrylloides leachi.

Similar to Okenia nodosa, which, however, is white and not chestnut brown.

Synonymised names:
Doris pareti Vérany, 1846 · unaccepted (synonym)
Goniodoris brunnea Macnae, 1958 · unaccepted
Goniodoris castanea Alder & Hancock, 1845 · unaccepted > superseded combination
Goniodoris castanea var. pallida Dautzenberg & Durouchoux, 1900 · unaccepted
Pelagella pareti (Vérany, 1846) · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym

External links

artsdatabanken (no). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
Sea Slug Forum (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
sealifebase (en). Abgerufen am 18.01.2024.
YouTube Video (en). Abgerufen am 01.12.2023.

Pictures

Juvenile

Goniodoris castanea (juvenil), LA HERRADURA 2016

Spawn

Mating

Commonly

Goniodoris castanea eating Botrylloides sp.2021

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