Chelidonura electra Brilliant Headshield Slug, Bright chelidonura

Chelidonura electra is commonly referred to as Brilliant Headshield Slug, Bright chelidonura. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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Chelidonura electra, Tanzania 2022

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Scientific:: Chelidonura electra
German:: Brilliant-Kopfschildschnecke, Helle Kopfschildschnecke
English:: Brilliant Headshield Slug, Bright Chelidonura

Category:: Headshield slugs

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Cephalaspidea (Order) > Aglajidae (Family) > Chelidonura (Genus) > electra (Species)
Initial determination:: Rudman, 1970

Occurrence:: Australia, Indo Pacific, Indonesia, Madagascar, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, South-Africa, Tansania, Western Pacific Ocean
Sea depth:: Meter
Habitats:: Seawater, Sea water
Size:: 3.15" - 4.33" (8cm - 11cm)
Temperature:: 71.6 °F - 80.6 °F (22°C - 27°C)
Food:: Clams, Food specialist, Snails, Turbellaria ("Planaria"), Worms, Zoobenthos
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:

Chelidonura africana
Chelidonura alexisi
Chelidonura alisonae
Alisons Kopfschildschnecke, Gefleckte Schwalbenschwanzschnecke
Chelidonura amoena
Sternen Kopfschildschnecke, Gelbrand-Schwalbenschwanzschnecke
Chelidonura berolina
Chelidonura castanea
Chelidonura cubana
Kuba Kopfschildschnecke
Chelidonura electra
Brilliant-Kopfschildschnecke, Helle Kopfschildschnecke
Chelidonura flavolobata
Gelb-Lippen Kopfschildschnecke
Chelidonura fulvipunctata
Chelidonura hirundinina
Blauer Schwalbenschwanz, Schwalbenschwanz-Kopfschildschnecke
Chelidonura inornata
Chelidonura juancarlosi
Chelidonura larramendii
Chelidonura leopoldoi
Chelidonura livida
Blaupunkt Kopfschildschnecke
Chelidonura mandroroa
Chelidonura mariagordae
Chelidonura orchidaea
Chelidonura pallida
Blasse Kopfschildschnecke
Chelidonura perparva
Chelidonura punctata
Gepunktete Chelidonura, Kopfschildschnecke
Chelidonura pusilla
Chelidonura quadrata
Chelidonura sabina
Chelidonura sandrana
Chelidonura tsurugensis
Chelidonura varians
Veränderliche Kopfschildschnecke, Blaue-Linien Schwalbenschwanzschnecke

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2014-01-28 19:41:25
Last edit:: 2024-11-04 19:10:53

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Chelidonura electra Rudman, 1970

The body colour is pure white with bright yellow margins.Its one of the most beautiful Chelidonura species.Chelidonura electra lives on sandy areas and on coral reefs. It feeds on small flatworms, which are lives on soft corals, hard corals and sponges.

External links

Sea Slug Forum (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
Wikipedia (de). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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