Chromodoris aspersa Purple-Spotted Nudibranch, Sprinkled Chromodorid

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lexID:: 7411
AphiaID:: 558319

Scientific:: Chromodoris aspersa
German:: Lila-Gepunktete Prachtsternschnecke
English:: Purple-Spotted Nudibranch, Sprinkled Chromodorid

Category:: Nudibranchs

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Nudibranchia (Order) > Chromodorididae (Family) > Chromodoris (Genus) > aspersa (Species)
Initial determination:: (Gould, ), 1852

Occurrence:: Great Barrier Reef, Indonesia, Myanmar, Red Sea, Réunion , South-Africa, Western Pacific Ocean
Size:: 0.59" - 1.57" (1.5cm - 4cm)
Temperature:: 68 °F - 80.6 °F (20°C - 27°C)
Food:: Food specialist, Sponges
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:

Chromodoris africana
Afrikanische Prachtsternschnecke
Chromodoris aila
Chromodoris albolimbata
Chromodoris albonotata
Chromodoris alternata
Prachtsternschnecke
Chromodoris ambigua
Ambiguous Chromodoris, Popes Eye Chromodoris
Chromodoris annae
Annas Chromodoris
Chromodoris aspersa
Lila-Gepunktete Prachtsternschnecke
Chromodoris bimaensis
Chromodoris boucheti
Chromodoris briqua
Chromodoris buchananae
Chromodoris burni
Burn's Prachtsternschnecke
Chromodoris camoena
Chromodoris cardinalis
Chromodoris colemani
Colemans Prachtsternschnecke
Chromodoris dianae
Dianas Chromodoris
Chromodoris dictya
Chromodoris elisabethina
Elisabeths Chromodoris
Chromodoris euelpis
Chromodoris hamiltoni
Hamiltons Chromodoris
Chromodoris inconspicua
Chromodoris inopinata
Chromodoris joshi
Joshs Prachtsternschnecke
Chromodoris kuiteri
Kuiters Chromodoris, Kuiters Prachtsternschnecke
Chromodoris lapinigensis
Chromodoris lata
Chromodoris lentiginosa
Chromodoris lineolata
Gestreifte-Prachtsternschnecke
Chromodoris lochi
Lochs Chromodoris
Chromodoris magnifica
Magnificent Chromodoris
Chromodoris mandapamensis
Prachtsternschnecke
Chromodoris mariana
Chromodoris marpessa
Chromodoris michaeli
Michaelis Prachtsternschnecke
Chromodoris nodulosa
Chromodoris nona
Chromodoris ophthalmica
Chromodoris orientalis
Orientalische Prachtsternschnecke
Chromodoris pantharella
Chromodoris papulosa
Chromodoris paupera
Chromodoris perola
Chromodoris porcata
Chromodoris pustulans
Chromodoris quadricolor
Pyjama-Schnecke
Chromodoris roseopicta
Chromodoris rudolphi
Chromodoris splendens
Chromodoris striatella
Gestreifte Prachtsternschnecke
Chromodoris strigata
Gestreifte Prachtsternschnecke
Chromodoris tenuilinearis
Chromodoris tenuis
Chromodoris trouilloti
Chromodoris venusta
Chromodoris virginea
Chromodoris westraliensis
West-Australische Chromodoris, Prachtsternschnecke
Chromodoris willani
Willans Chromodoris

More related species in this lexicon:

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2014-07-29 20:09:16
Last edit:: 2014-07-29 20:09:16

Info

Chromodoris aspersa (Gould, 1852)

On the white backround colour are numerous purple spots.These appearance is distinctive.

This species feeds exclusively on sponges (siliceous sponges -Desmospongiae).

Synonymised names:
Chromodoris inornata Pease, 1871
Chromodoris pallescens Bergh, 1875
Doris amabilis Kelaart, 1859
Doris aspersa Gould, 1852 (original combination)
Doris punctulifera Bergh, 1874
Glossodoris inornata Pease, 1871

External links

Sea Slug Forum (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
Seaslugs.free.fr (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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