Tenellia aurantia Orange-tip Tenellia

Tenellia aurantia is commonly referred to as Orange-tip Tenellia. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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Catriona aurantia, 2017

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lexID:: 14862
AphiaID:: 1783844

Scientific:: Tenellia aurantia
German:: Goldene Tenellia, Orange Spitzen Fadenschnecke
English:: Orange-tip Tenellia

Category:: Naaktslakken

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Nudibranchia (Order) > Trinchesiidae (Family) > Tenellia (Genus) > aurantia (Species)
Initial determination:: (Alder & Hancock, ), 1842

Occurrence:: Alaska , Canada Eastern Pacific, Iceland, Northeast Atlantic, Norway, the British Isles, the Faroe Islands, the Mediterranean Sea, West-Atlantic 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:: 1 - 120 Meter
Habitats:: Bollards, Jetties, Sea bridges, Intertidal zone, Tidal Zone, Kelp forests, Port facilities, Rocky shores, Rock coasts, Rocky, hard seabeds, Seawater, Sea water
Size:: 0.39" - 0.79" (1,3cm - 2,2cm)
Temperature:: 3,5 °F - 17,5 °F (3,5°C - 17,5°C)
Food:: Carnivore, Food specialist, Hydrozoa polyps
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:

More related species in this lexicon:

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2022-06-02 20:00:14
Last edit:: 2025-08-25 13:57:07

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Tenellia aurantia (Alder & Hancock, 1842)

Tenellia aurantia was incorrectly synonymised with Catriona gymnota from the Western Atlantic but shown to be a distinct species by DNA analysis.

Feeds on the hydroid Tubularia larynx.

Similar to Cuthona nana.

Synonymised names
Aeolis bellula Lovén, 1846 · unaccepted (synonym)
Catriona aurantia (Alder & Hancock, 1842) · unaccepted > superseded combination
Cuthona aurantia (Alder & Hancock, 1842) · unaccepted
Eolis aurantia Alder & Hancock, 1842 · unaccepted > superseded combination
Eolis aurantiaca Alder & Hancock, 1851 · unaccepted (synonym)

External links

artsdatabanken (no). Abgerufen am 02.06.2022.
Habitas.org.uk (en). Abgerufen am 02.06.2022.
OPK, Opistobranquis (multi). Abgerufen am 02.06.2022.
Wikipedia (en). Abgerufen am 02.06.2022.

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