Actinocyclus papillatus Nudibranch

Scott & Jeanette Johnson, Kwajalein Unterwater

e956-040523-Marita-k01-d5x, 40mm, Kwajalein 2021

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lexID:: 8533
AphiaID:: 599489

Scientific:: Actinocyclus papillatus
German:: Nacktschnecke
English:: Nudibranch

Category:: Nudibranchs

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Nudibranchia (Order) > Actinocyclidae (Family) > Actinocyclus (Genus) > papillatus (Species)
Initial determination:: (Bergh, ), 1878

Occurrence:: Hong Kong, Australia, Corea, Indo Pacific, Philippines, Singapore
Size:: 3.94" - 5.12" (10cm - 13cm)
Temperature:: 71.6 °F - 80.6 °F (22°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:

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2015-06-29 19:08:40
Last edit:: 2015-06-29 19:08:40

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Actinocyclus papillatus (Bergh, 1878)

Sea slugs genus Actinocyclus have a tough leathery mantle. On the mantle of Actinocyclus papillatus are many large rounded tubercles.The background colour is brown with numerous cream white spots, scattered all over the body.

Sometimes mistaken for sea slugs Family Onchidiidae. Onchidiidae sea slugs don't have feathery gills and much flatter.

Actinocyclus papillatus feeds exclusively on sponges.

External links

Sea Slug Forum (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
Underwaterkwaj (en). Abgerufen am 23.12.2021.
Wild Singapore Homepage (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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