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Coryphella verrucosa Pinwheel Aeolid, Red-finger aeolis

Coryphella verrucosa is commonly referred to as Pinwheel Aeolid, Red-finger aeolis. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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Coryphella verrucosa in a tide pool at Reid State Park, Maine. 2022


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lexID:
6781 
AphiaID:
139987 
Scientific:
Coryphella verrucosa 
German:
Windrad Coryphella, Rotrückige-Fadenschnecke 
English:
Pinwheel Aeolid, Red-finger Aeolis 
Category:
Nudibranchs 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Nudibranchia (Order) > Flabellinidae (Family) > Coryphella (Genus) > verrucosa (Species) 
Initial determination:
(Sars M., ), 1829 
Occurrence:
the North Sea, Canada Eastern Pacific, European Coasts, Gulf of Maine, North Atlantic Ocean, North Pacific (Ocean), the British Isles, USA 
Sea depth:
2 - 300 Meter 
Habitats:
Seawater, Sea water 
Size:
1.18" - 3.94" (3,5cm - 10cm) 
Temperature:
1,7 °F - 14,2 °F (1,7°C - 14,2°C) 
Food:
Food specialist, Hydrozoa polyps 
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:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2025-05-04 13:24:40 

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Coryphella verrucosa (Sars M., 1829)

The taxonomy of this species Coryphella verrucosa is very confusing. Common known as The Pinwheel Aeolid.

Synonymised names:
Aeolidia verrucosa M. Sars, 1829 (original combination)
Coryphella mananensis (Stimpson, 1853)
Coryphella robusta Trinchese, 1874 (synonym)
Coryphella rufibranchialis (G. Johnston, 1832)
Coryphella rufibranchialis cocholata Balch, 1908 (synonym)
Eolidia embletoni G. Johnston, 1835 (synonym)
Eolidia verrucosa Sars M., 1829
Eolis diversa Couthouy, 1839 (synonym)
Eolis mananensis Stimpson, 1853 (synonym)
Eolis rufibranchialis G. Johnston, 1832 (synonym)
Flabellina verrucosa (M. Sars, 1829)

External links

  1. sealifebase (en). Abgerufen am 28.06.2024.
  2. Wikipedia (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

Pictures

Juvenile

Luminous aeolid.Juvenile Coryphella verrucosa 2021

Spawn

Flabellina verrucosa (c) by Alexander Semenov
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Coryphella verrucosa egg coils, Gulf of Maine 2025
Egg strings laid by aeolid nudibanch Coryphella verrucosa, Gulf of Maine 2023
Coryphella verrucosa with its egg masses, Maine USA 2022
a hatch of Nudibranchia, maybe Coryphella verrucosa.2008
Flabellina verrucosa with egg mass (Maine) 2010

Commonly

Flabellina verrucosa (c) by Alexander Semenov
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Flabellina verrucosa (c) by Alexander Semenov
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Flabellina verrucosa (c) by Alexander Semenov
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Coryphella verrucosa, Maine 2023
Coryphella verrucosa 2022
Coryphella verrucosa in a tide pool at Reid State Park, Maine. 2022

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