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Thecacera melkyi Melky Nurdibranch

Thecacera melkyi is commonly referred to as Melky Nurdibranch. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.


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Thecacera, Bali (c) Niki Weidinger


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lexID:
13636 
AphiaID:
1883888 
Scientific:
Thecacera melkyi 
German:
Melky Hörnchenschnecke 
English:
Melky Nurdibranch 
Category:
Naaktslakken 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Doridida (Order) > Polyceridae (Family) > Thecacera (Genus) > melkyi (Species) 
Initial determination:
Pola, Paz-Sedano, Martín, L. Warren, Noble & Martín-Hervás, 2026 
Occurrence:
Bali, Indonesia, Japan, Tulamben, Western Pacific Ocean 
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:
- 25 Meter 
Habitats:
Coral rubble substrate, Sandy sea floors, Seawater, Sea water 
Size:
2,5 cm 
Temperature:
°F - 84.2 °F (°C - 29°C) 
Food:
Bryozoans (sea mats), Carnivore, 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
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Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2026-05-11 14:00:35 

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Thecacera melkyi Pola, Paz-Sedano, Martín, L. Warren, Noble & Martín-Hervás, 2026

Nudibranch genus Thecacera feeds exclusiverlxy on Bryozoans.

Thecacera melkyi formerly Gosliner et al (2018) as Thecacera sp. 5.

External links

  1. seaslug of the world (en). Abgerufen am 11.05.2026.
  2. Zootaxa (en). Abgerufen am 13.02.2021.

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