Polycera risbeci Nudibranch

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

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Polycera risbeci 2021

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Scientific:: Polycera risbeci
German:: Risbecs Neonsternschnecke
English:: Nudibranch

Category:: Nudibranchs

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Nudibranchia (Order) > Polyceridae (Family) > Polycera (Genus) > risbeci (Species)
Initial determination:: Odhner, 1941

Occurrence:: Indian Ocean, Japan, Marschall Islands, Okinawa, Papua New Guinea, Taiwan, Western Pacific Ocean
Sea depth:: Meter
Size:: 0.16" - 0.31" (0.4cm - 0.8cm)
Temperature:: 71.6 °F - 80.6 °F (22°C - 27°C)
Food:: Bryozoans (sea mats), Food specialist, No reliable information available
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:

Polycera abei
Babas Neonsternschnecke
Polycera alabe
Tintenfleck Neonsternschnecke
Polycera anae
Polycera atra
Sorcerers Polycera
Polycera aurantiomarginata
Neonsternschnecke
Polycera aurisula
Polycera capensis
Gekrönte Polycera, Kap Polycera
Polycera chilluna
Polycera elegans
Elegante Neonsternschnecke
Polycera faeroensis
Färöer Neonsternschnecke
Polycera fujitai
Fujita Neonsternschnecke
Polycera hedgpethi
Hedgepeths Polycera
Polycera herthae
Polycera hummi
Humms Polycera
Polycera janjukia
Janjuk Neonsternschnecke
Polycera japonica
Polycera kaiserae
Polycera maculata
Polycera maddoxi
Polycera manzanilloensis
Polycera marplatensis
Polycera melanosticta
Schwarz gesprenkelte Neonsternschnecke
Polycera odhneri
Polycera parvula
Kleine Polycera
Polycera picta
Polycera priva
Polycera quadrilineata
Gestreifte Neonsternschnecke, Vier Reihen Neonsternschnecke
Polycera risbeci
Risbecs Neonsternschnecke
Polycera rycia
Polycera tricolor
Dreifarbige Polycera
Polycera xicoi

More related species in this lexicon:

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2015-06-29 14:00:44
Last edit:: 2022-07-17 14:15:13

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Polycera risbeci Odhner, 1941

The background colour is a greenish yellow-brown.On the body ar thin transverse brown lines, which are interrupted. The rhinophores are pale brown with yellow flecks on the lamellae. The gills are pale yellow. Polycera risbeci is a tiny sea slug and grows up to 8 mm in length.

Sea slugs genus Polycera feeds exclusively on bryozoans. There are no information available from what Polycera risbeci feed on.

Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Heterobranchia (Subclass) > Opisthobranchia (Infraclass) > Nudibranchia (Order) > Euctenidiacea (Suborder) > Doridacea (Infraorder) > Polyceroidea (Superfamily) > Polyceridae (Family) > Polycerinae (Subfamily) > Polycera (Genus) > Polycera risbeci (Species)

External links

Medslugs - Dr. Peter Wirtz (multi) (Archive.org). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
Philippinen Sea Slugs (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
Rfbolland.com (en) (Archive.org). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
UnderwaterKwaj, Homepage Scott & Jeanette Johnson (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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