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Melibe coralophilia Nudibranch

Melibe coralophilia is commonly referred to as Nudibranch. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Profilbild Urheber Georgina Jones (CC-BY-SA), Cape Town

Melibe coralophilia,ladders Mabini, Batangas, Philippines 2023 (CC-BY-SA)


Courtesy of the author Georgina Jones (CC-BY-SA), Cape Town . Please visit www.inaturalist.org for more information.

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lexID:
7576 
AphiaID:
708807 
Scientific:
Melibe coralophilia 
German:
Baumschnecke 
English:
Nudibranch 
Category:
Nudibranchs 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Nudibranchia (Order) > Tethydidae (Family) > Melibe (Genus) > coralophilia (Species) 
Initial determination:
Gosliner & Pola, 2012 
Occurrence:
Borneo (Kalimantan), Malaysia, Philippines 
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:
Meter 
Habitats:
Coral reefs, On living corals, Seawater, Sea water 
Size:
up to 4.72" (12 cm) 
Temperature:
71.6 °F - 82.4 °F (22°C - 28°C) 
Food:
Carnivore, Coral polyps = corallivorous 
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:
 
Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2025-05-28 10:01:20 

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Melibe coralophilia Gosliner & Pola, 2012

Melibe coralophilia is a knew species Genus Melibe and has been described in the year 2012. This nudibranch has a dark brown or deep golden brown body colour with thick cerata, which are covered with small whitish spots.

Melibe coralophilia lives in shallow reef on Porites and Heliopora ((Heliopora caerulea)corals (that's why is named "coralophilia").

External links

  1. Slugside.us (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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Commonly

Nudibranch - Melibe coralophila over 3 inches, 8 cm.Anilao 2019
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Melibe coralophilia, Batangas, Philippines 2025
Melibe coralophilia,ladders Mabini, Batangas, Philippines 2023 (CC-BY-SA)
A welcome find was this large and unique Melibe coralophilia, over 3 inches long (76mm).Anilao 2016

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