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Pharodoris philippinensis light-house dorid

Pharodoris philippinensis is commonly referred to as light-house dorid. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.


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Pharodoris philippinensis, Bali 2022


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lexID:
8214 
AphiaID:
458464 
Scientific:
Pharodoris philippinensis 
German:
Leuchtturm Doris, Meerzitrone 
English:
Light-house Dorid 
Category:
Nudibranchs 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Nudibranchia (Order) > Dorididae (Family) > Pharodoris (Genus) > philippinensis (Species) 
Initial determination:
Valdés, 2001 
Occurrence:
Bali, New Caledonia, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Western Pacific Ocean 
Sea depth:
Meter 
Size:
1,5 cm 
Temperature:
71.6 °F - 80.6 °F (22°C - 27°C) 
Food:
Food specialist, No reliable information available, Sponges 
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:
2023-08-05 13:37:43 

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Pharodoris philippinensis Valdés, 2001

There is a deep-sea nudibranchsno from the tropical West Pacific.The most opisthobranchs are brightly colored at depths to 300m, from 300-
500m most forms are white.Pharodoris philippinensis (found to 500 m)is pale yellow coloured.Rhinophores and gill have the
same colour as the dorsum.

The common name light-house dorid refers to the tower-like gills.

External links

  1. medslugs (en) (Archive.org). Abgerufen am 05.08.2023.
  2. underwaterkwaj (en). Abgerufen am 05.08.2023.
  3. World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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